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by hiatus 943 days ago
Since when is volunteering supposed to pay your bills??
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Do bills stop existing because one chooses to volunteer? Volunteering is an economic decision every bit as impactful as a job.
> Do bills stop existing because one chooses to volunteer?

Bills don't stop existing because I choose to eat a watch a sunset, either, but I don't ask if watching a sunset is going to pay my bills. People obviously need a way to pay their bills, and lots of activities they might engage in aren't part of that. If you aren't in a position where you can do an activity because of what you need to do to pay your bills, than that activity clearly isn't for you, but unless you were personally and specifically solicited for that activity by someone who should have been aware of your personal circumstances, I don't see how that warrants anything besides "well, that's not for me".

Your circumstances aren't universal.

Imagine defending getting the equivalent of a full time job's work for free and acting like economics isn't still in play regardless of income level.

Take your socioeconomic bigotry and shove it up your priveleged ass.