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by hammyhavoc 1509 days ago
"Then don't work there". Christ, what privilege.
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wjamesg 1509 days ago
A lot of that going on around here, as per usual
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EarlKing 1509 days ago
ITT we learn that making intelligent decisions that require sacrifice is somehow "privilege"... but whining about making bad decisions isn't.
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shadowgovt 1509 days ago
The key piece is "require sacrifice."

It is privilege to have something you can sacrifice, and not just be trapped.

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EarlKing 1508 days ago
...in which case exactly 1% of the population are unprivileged enough to not have family, friends, or choices. This is literally an excuse for people who don't want to even try.
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shadowgovt 1508 days ago
Hello should that number be before we as a society accept it?

1% is staggeringly high. That's one and a half million people. If our system operates on exploiting one and a half million people, we should change that system.

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