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If actual slaves were able to escape and make their way to freedom and satisfying lives, then surely office workers can do the same.
by aaron-lebo 9y ago
If actual slaves were able to escape and make their way to freedom and satisfying lives, then surely office workers can do the same.
- aalleavitch 9y agoAh yes "if your life sucks, just be one of the small percentage of people who succeed in overcoming the massive challenges stacked against you, there's nothing unreasonable about expecting that out of every individual". Unless, of course, you're saying we need to start a civil war to free all the office workers...
- aaron-lebo 9y agoIf your life sucks so bad that you're sitting on Friday morning posting to a place called Hacker News, then your life really doesn't suck that much. You've already got more than most ever had, so leverage that. Not a fan of learned helplessness or woe is me. If you want to change, you can. It might not be easy but if you feel like waiting until you die, there's not much to lose, anyway. What does saying "my life sucks" solve? The world isn't kind to most people, you have to make the most out of it.
- aalleavitch 9y agoThey're sharing their situation. Indicating to others that there's a problem is a part of getting it solved, and if that problem is systemic it's probably one we're all going to need to work together on. The world isn't kind. But there's no reason we can't work to make it less so.
- carlmr 9y agoWhile the chances were always slim for survival in this case, if you have accepted death as equally good to life, you can risk everything.