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Harsh words, but true. +1 The best thing for most people to realise is that "life's not fair, deal with it".

• AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  A convenient philosophy for those who gain an advantage from the unfairness.
  • zivkovicp 5y ago
    Perhaps, but also for those that simply want to try to improve their lives without the baggage of constantly feeling that the world is oppressing them. Personally, whatever little I have is probably 1/3 luck, 1/3 hard work, 1/3 good decision making. I've never inherited a single $1, don't have a CEO relative to hire me, etc... but what good would it do to blame the world for any of that? Life _isn't_ always fair, whatever.
  • joquarky 5y ago
    Exactly. I have had several opportunities in life to get a significant advancement in income, but it would have meant doing something unethical, so I passed.
• antifa 5y ago
  Sounds dangerously close to "life's not fair, keep your mouth closed and do nothing about it".
  • zivkovicp 5y ago
    Not really, life _isn't_ fair, so do what you can to make the most of it. No matter who you talk to, everyone will have their hardships, but complaining about it rarely makes things change for the better. I'm not saying one shouldn't advocate for change or try to change a broken system, but for your situation to improve, often the only thing you can do is just try harder and hope for a little luck. I support the "work reform, unionize, know what you're worth" camp of this "antiwork" crowd, I 100% agree that workers should be more open about wages, try to organise and show solidarity... I'm a salaried worker myself and my quality of life is very much correlated to that of the AVG worker. That doesn't mean I believe that I can fix the world and all of its ills, nor do I care to. edit: typo