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> spineless cowards It's hard to be brave when you have to support a family, pay for a mortgage, pay for the kids' college, etc. I remember feeling queasy, al
by toyg 3y ago
> spineless cowards
It's hard to be brave when you have to support a family, pay for a mortgage, pay for the kids' college, etc.
I remember feeling queasy, almost 20 years ago, when I got hired for a very good salary to do helpdesk, and realized the customers I had to support included some Bad Actors: big mining, big arm manufacturing, even big spying... but I could finally afford to buy a small house, marry my partner, and start a family. So I sucked it up, and without that experience I wouldn't be where I am now.
- quacked 3y ago> It's hard to be brave when By definition, the only time it's possible to be brave is when it's hard.
- toyg 3y agoBut there is "putting your own at risk" and "putting your family at risk".
- fakedang 3y agoThat's why I assume most commenters who talk the big talk about bravery are either uncommitted or privileged.
- hypercube33 3y agoReminds me of my favorite DS9 quite BASHIR: It's not your fault that things are the way they are. LEE: Everybody tells themselves that, and nothing ever changes.