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> And if it's too stressful for you, is it really because of the civilization, or because of your own choices and ambitions? Most people didn't choose their pa

> And if it's too stressful for you, is it really because of the civilization, or because of your own choices and ambitions? Most people didn't choose their parents, their gender, their skin color, their poverty level, their childhood religious beliefs, what highschool they went to, their birth location, the job opportunities around their birth location, their spouse's choice's, their illness itenerary, etc.. So it's definitely interesting to read someine accurately describe a systematic problem then at the last second blame the victims and not the system.

ivanhoe 9y ago
AFAIK underprivileged dream mostly about becoming more like privileged ones, and not so much about giving up everything to go and live in a jungle/mountains. IMHO most of the people complaining of modern life being too stressful are the middle or upper class working their asses off to buy a bigger house/car/yacht/whatever just because everybody around them does the same and that's what they see as a measure of success. Many of them could easily solve the problem by changing their life style, but that would mean giving up on some ambitions, social status and luxury. It's a choice one makes, not something you're forced into, so I really don't see them as victims, at least not victims of the society.