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The use of "frustrated" language demonstrates no self reflection and recognition of the fact that why someone earns a low wage is because they have chosen not t

The use of "frustrated" language demonstrates no self reflection and recognition of the fact that why someone earns a low wage is because they have chosen not to improve themselves and they have a large amount of envy about other people's lives. The takers love to ignore the past and only look at this instant moment and complain about how unfair it is. Ironically, the people who say "you're selfish and greedy if you don't give me the money you earned" and "you have no empathy" have no empathy or consideration for the people they want to take from.

CRConrad 2y ago
> ...why someone earns a low wage is because they have chosen not to improve themselves and they have a large amount of envy about other people's lives. The takers... Tell us you haven't grown out of your teenage Ayn Rand-fan Libertarian phase withnout telling us you haven't grown out of your teenage Ayn Rand-fan Libertarian phase.
diggan 2y ago
> The use of "frustrated" language demonstrates no self reflection and recognition I feel like that extrapolating a lot from someone who just emotionally doesn't feel well. > the fact that someone earns a low wage is because they have chosen not to improve themselves I don't think you understand how poverty works (in most countries at least). Have you ever lived close to the poverty line and/or earned below minimum wage? > you're selfish and greedy if you don't give me the money you earned [...] the people they want to take from No one says this, but at least that you wrote this makes it clear that you don't want to engage in a discussion in good faith.
- wang_li 2y ago
  >Have you ever lived close to the poverty line and/or earned below minimum wage? Yes. I grew up in poverty in an area far from any big cities in the '70s and '80s. We only had eggs and meat because we raised chickens and rabbits. Half my calories during the summer months came from the garden. >No one says this, but at least that you wrote this makes it clear that you don't want to engage in a discussion in good faith. I paraphrased. What was actually said was "I hate living in a country where everyone is greedy and don't want to support the poor and homeless." > you don't want to engage in a discussion in good faith. Your comment ended in a way that demonstrated no interest in a good faith discussion. Preemptively telling the people who disagree with you that they have no empathy is a sure-fire way to guarantee that tone of response. E: Both your comments so far in this subthread are predicated on invalidating the opinions of other because you assert they don't have the right life experiences to know how it is.

CRConrad 2y ago

> ...why someone earns a low wage is because they have chosen not to improve themselves and they have a large amount of envy about other people's lives. The takers... Tell us you haven't grown out of your teenage Ayn Rand-fan Libertarian phase withnout telling us you haven't grown out of your teenage Ayn Rand-fan Libertarian phase.

diggan 2y ago

> The use of "frustrated" language demonstrates no self reflection and recognition I feel like that extrapolating a lot from someone who just emotionally doesn't feel well. > the fact that someone earns a low wage is because they have chosen not to improve themselves I don't think you understand how poverty works (in most countries at least). Have you ever lived close to the poverty line and/or earned below minimum wage? > you're selfish and greedy if you don't give me the money you earned [...] the people they want to take from No one says this, but at least that you wrote this makes it clear that you don't want to engage in a discussion in good faith.

wang_li 2y ago
>Have you ever lived close to the poverty line and/or earned below minimum wage? Yes. I grew up in poverty in an area far from any big cities in the '70s and '80s. We only had eggs and meat because we raised chickens and rabbits. Half my calories during the summer months came from the garden. >No one says this, but at least that you wrote this makes it clear that you don't want to engage in a discussion in good faith. I paraphrased. What was actually said was "I hate living in a country where everyone is greedy and don't want to support the poor and homeless." > you don't want to engage in a discussion in good faith. Your comment ended in a way that demonstrated no interest in a good faith discussion. Preemptively telling the people who disagree with you that they have no empathy is a sure-fire way to guarantee that tone of response. E: Both your comments so far in this subthread are predicated on invalidating the opinions of other because you assert they don't have the right life experiences to know how it is.