> I have zero sympathy for able bodied people that can't cope enough to feed their children.
Growing up in generational poverty and finding myself out of it, I carried a similarly angry perspective about people for a while as an adult.
I would suggest listening to the stories of people who you say can’t cope and maybe be open to the idea of empathy.
Zero sympathy costs more energy than you maybe might realize. Is it really worth it? It wasn’t for me.
Re:Once an Addict, Always an Addict?
by loves_mangoes on Sunday August 08, 2021 @05:06PM
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>I used that example because it seemed most appropriate for this forum
Any example you pick is going to be complicated. Because they're people. They're doing their best.
Assume good faith. It's not a law, but it helps.
you know who wasn't lazy in school? All the immigrant friends I had.
I could have instead, easily described the 100s of people I grew up around, that would skip work and get drunk instead, spend all their paycheck the day they get it. The obesity, the abuse, the drug addiction.
I have zero sympathy for able bodied people that can't cope enough to feed their children. I don't care the causes, nor are they relevant.
I have worked for $10 an hour doing construction in 100 degree weather, and I have also work as a SWE at a FAANG. I have seen the complete lack of self awareness most professionals and/or those from upper class backgrounds have.