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  • Sagifurius@lemm.ee
    383·
    11 months ago

    Ain’t a “might” about learned helplessness. The amount of rationalization in this day and age about people failing so hard of their own accord that they don’t have 300 bucks is fucking pathetic. Like just fucking do something, anything, except continue doing the same thing. Sell some fucking drugs, why not, quick financial.boost and go.

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
      12·
      11 months ago

      I hope you’re being sarcastic.

      If not, you should seriously reconsider yourself.

      • Sagifurius@lemm.ee
        212·
        11 months ago

        I’ve never defined my morality by what the government says, is why I suggested to something, that something not being theft though.

        • bane_killgrindEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          It doesn’t matter if it’s moral, it’s dangerous. Cash business in a significant volume, that you can’t insure or make meaningful contracts for.

          Your suggestion of doing high risk things to make money is the same as a suggestion to gamble to get money.

          • Sagifurius@lemm.ee
            13·
            11 months ago

            You fucking people are so risk adverse, it’s no wonder you’d rather be slaves to the state rather than try

              • Sagifurius@lemm.ee
                1·
                11 months ago

                You in the states? The people who designed your government were generally of that opinion, something about trading liberty for security and all that

    • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works
      531·
      11 months ago

      Actually I agree, it’s far easier to simply let things continue the way they are than to take a leap of faith.

      My dad had been talking about leaving the country since we were kids, he just said he wanted to wait for us to go off to college first. But nobody really believed him - he was an underpaid college professor with little to no life savings.

      But when Covid hit he sold his house, sold his car, and grabbed a one way ticket to Ecuador. He went down without ever having been, not knowing where he’d end up living, and is now 2 years later living his best life. I visited him and it’s heaven, I’m honestly jealous.

      Edit: For those of you downvoting, his “house” was a shitty condo in Jersey and his car was an old nearly broken Honda Fit. He didn’t get much from either.

      • Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de
        311·
        11 months ago

        Hey, if you’re poor, just sell your house and your car, that you have when you poor. Everyone has at least couple of houses to sell, right?

        • theangryseal@lemmy.world
          182·
          11 months ago

          I think my landlord would be pissed if I sold my apartment. But hey, since I’m going to Ecuador maybe I can find a sucker and be gone before he notices haha.

        • weker01@feddit.de
          53·
          11 months ago

          OK maybe not everybody but you can always wait for your inheritance, right?

          Edit: do I really need to add /s? Or why the downvotes?

          • Chocrates@lemmy.world
            21·
            11 months ago

            My dad is more poor than I am, he just signed a 20 year mortgage at 70 and he is much closer to his 5 step kids. I am getting nothing. What next?

            Edit: He at least was able to get a mortgage so maybe “more poor than I am” isn’t true.

      • weker01@feddit.de
        142·
        11 months ago

        A fucking house is “little to no life savings”? Can you hear yourself?!