I got this comment as a reply to my post:

You can get a job and do your math, too.
Other people do more with less, why can't you?
Answer:
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Greed and entitlement.
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I feel quite offended, that I have to care about someone else who “do more with less”. What does it have to do with greed? I do not get the thought process behind it.

I wonder if I am overreacting. I would feel better if they just said to get a job, but it felt more like they are trying to make fun of me.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for thoughtful replies! Now I feel a lot better - I was in very bad mood when I got the reply above, so I felt even more attacked. Still, I should learn to not get overly offended like this.

  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    people are just angry at you that your position in life is better than theirs. or perceive it to be such.

    your life is a lot better than someone who is going to be a gas station clerk for their entire life. your poverty is temporary.

    frankly i don’t blame them. listen to med students and the like whine about how poor they are is just pathetic when they will walk off into jobs with high six figure salaries in 5-10 years. esp because they don’t realize how privledged they are to be where they are. where i grew up there were no doctors.