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As someone who did the same, most people do not have the privilege of having an income where they can just quit working and live off of savings before retiremen
by fucking_tragedy 10y ago
As someone who did the same, most people do not have the privilege of having an income where they can just quit working and live off of savings before retirement. If they have a college education or home, they most likely have loans that need to be paid and that ties them to a job.
> Am I not supposed to do that at all?
No one is suggesting that. We're just particularly lucky to be in this position in the first place is all.
The privilege argument seems to come out when people like us lose that perspective and expect others to do the same or are shocked when others won't. I don't see this applying to you at all because
> I'm not going around telling everyone to quit their job and be as ostensibly great and care-free as I am.
- blackrose 10y agoI definitely know most people don't make enough to do that, but people like you or me work and plan for doing something like that. Even the author did -- but she's not really proposing any solutions for the un-"privileged" or even proving her "... is bullshit" thesis well. I guess that's the issue.