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Perhaps the word missing here is “precariat”? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat
by CuriousSkeptic 4y ago
Perhaps the word missing here is “precariat”?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat
- daniel-cussen 4y agoI like that word because it illustrates America better. You're always on the edge of multiple cliffs: the deportation cliff; the prison cliff; the insurance doesn't pay the doctor the half million they extort cliff; the no financial aid cliff; the debt cliffs (more like a mountain range unto themselves); the you're fired or unemployment on your resume or bad resume cliff; the addiction cliff; the fertility (especially for women) cliff; the sickly child cliff; the disability cliff; the homelessness or lose your house or get evicted[1] cliff; And my personal favorite: the lobotomy cliff. It's the beautiflest as seen from below! There's others I'm sure. Lots of cliffs to go around! Everybody gets lots of cliffs! No parachutes though, but if you're looking for a good time you can ride a motorcycle off them! [1] So this one is...it's weird. I talked to a homeless kid (over 18 yeah but still a kid) and asked him, "so what do I do if I end up on the street? What strategies..." "Just don't end up on the street." "But if I DO end up on the street then what I do is I..." "No. The street is cruel. You wake up with people spitting on you, or pissing on you, depends on the night. You for one, you specifically would get gutted and murdered by the guy you pissed off the other time who threatened to do just that. Just do whatever the FUCK you have to do WHATEVER ANYBODY ASKS to not end up homeless." That's what I call a cliff.