RustyShackleford@literature.cafe to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWe need to stop attempts to normalize grind/hustle lifestyleliterature.cafeimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1759arrow-down132
arrow-up1727arrow-down1imageWe need to stop attempts to normalize grind/hustle lifestyleliterature.cafeRustyShackleford@literature.cafe to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-27 months agoVery serious question: have you ever, as an adult, lived in poverty? Because I have, and I found absolutely nothing noble in it. There’s nothing morally superior about skipping meals so your kid can eat. It’s just sad and shitty.
minus-square0x4E4F@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·7 months agoI didn’t mean it like that, I meant it as in it doesn’t take much to make you happy. You don’t need to be rich to enjoy life.
Very serious question: have you ever, as an adult, lived in poverty?
Because I have, and I found absolutely nothing noble in it. There’s nothing morally superior about skipping meals so your kid can eat. It’s just sad and shitty.
I didn’t mean it like that, I meant it as in it doesn’t take much to make you happy. You don’t need to be rich to enjoy life.