‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whole Life’

Re:‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whol... by pizzazzaro on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:08PM (#18565030)

You sound like someone who has never experienced poverty.

Meanwhile, the original prompt of the inciting content has... Two days' hotel stay of savings.

That's what this is about. The lack of meaning, the alienation after being told "we could be anything we want" when we grow up, to having no choice but to settle for careers in "whatever almost pays bills" since the collapse of 2008.

We're bitter. We're ashamed of where we've been and what we've done to survive. And you know what happens when we get over that? We get angry, we may get political. We might even snap.

If we're technically minded? I'm mad that I dont see more hacktivists.

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Re:‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whol... by MRD85 on Friday November 30, 2018 @02:45AM (#18567454)

>If we're technically minded? I'm mad that I dont see more hacktivists.

If you're skilled enough to be a hacktivist that can contribute significantly than you're also skilled enough to find well-paying work and you won't become bitter.

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