• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Maybe it was just the talk about deserving that confused me. If you can afford the tea and smoothies I don’t see why someone would have a problem with it or think you don’t deserve them. If you are struggling financially then of course the suggestion is to cut back where you can. What those things are, I dunno. If you don’t need to cut back on tea and smoothies then of course you don’t have to

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      1 year ago

      Are you not in an overtly capitalist country where people think that if you’re poor, it’s your fault?

      Because, unfortunately, I am.

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        1 year ago

        I think it depends. If someone just stays on welfare without seeking jobs or something (by their choice) then I think people will think they’re poor by choice. But I don’t think I’ve met people who thought poor working people were poor by choice.