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> In a time in which being a victim offers so much social capital... Not just social capital, but literal financial capital too. There's a growing number of pe
by CM30 9y ago
> In a time in which being a victim offers so much social capital...
Not just social capital, but literal financial capital too. There's a growing number of people who are leveraging their 'victim status' in Patreon backers and donations, or trying to move from being the centre of a controversy to a public speaking role.
- kruttin 9y agoI've seen many of these people, nearly all women, and it's amazing to me that they can electronically panhandle and make multiple times what a gainfully employed person can make. They don't even do anything for the money other than continually tweet out how they're victimized.