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> if he can do all these activities, he can damn well work Yeah, screw him for living life to the fullest while he still can, instead of continuing heavy physi
by dcosson 11y ago
> if he can do all these activities, he can damn well work
Yeah, screw him for living life to the fullest while he still can, instead of continuing heavy physical labor every day until he's in a wheelchair.
In all seriousness, it's not like disease is completely black & white and there's always an obvious day up until which you can easily work. Just the mental & emotional drain of coping with something like this must make it incredibly difficult to get up every day and get excited about working.
If our economy can't provide a safety net for people in tough in-between situations like this, then let's make our systems more efficient rather than force a bunch of people to do something they don't feel up for just because it's a job.
- XorNot 11y agoAlso that humans are terrible statisticians and tend to only record notable events, not all events. The guy could easily spend 80+% of his life unable to do those things, and you'd still say "pull his disability" based on the few good days he had.