My parents collect cans for a living

Re:My parents collect cans for a living by 0x0nyandesu on Monday December 20, 2021 @05:29AM (#29623187)

I'm not saying it's a character flaw. I'm saying they held onto a job that wasn't optimal based on their other available options. They could have been middle class had they chosen another job. Down right negligent honestly since they clearly had no healthcare that entire time. One illness could have thrown them on the street.

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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by darkwater on Monday December 20, 2021 @06:58AM (#29623862)

> They could have been middle class had they chosen another job.

What the effing f? So they "chose" to be poor?

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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by 0x0nyandesu on Monday December 20, 2021 @09:00AM (#29625000)

Actually.... Yea. In this case that's exactly what's happening. It's like if you got a job at McDonald's working minimum wage when you were 16 but then you never moved on.

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Re:My parents collect cans for a living by pessimizer on Monday December 20, 2021 @10:05AM (#29625660)

When customizing their character, they should have chosen a different profession than "garbage picker" on the selection screen. To be honest, I really don't know how they found it - I didn't see garbage picker on the menu at all, and I don't even know any garbage pickers.

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