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"Earning a living" (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[+] -10 points 11 months ago (8 children)

You don’t deserve to be alive though, and it applies to everyone, even animals, if you don’t do the bare minimum you’ll die hot, cold, thirsty or hungry.

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Yet I am to believe that Elon Musk deserves to be alive by a factor of several million times more than the people who grow my food?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Elon doesn't work, though, so he doesn't deserve to be alive. It's not about money, it's about effort to contribute to society. My favorite saying is "community is uncomfortable," because it portrays the work that it takes to be there for your fellow person. Even someone with a disability or other issue that prevents them from doing traditional work is already working plenty just to get through the day. Elon is the exact opposite of that.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    When you realise that we already produce (and throw away) enough food to feed the whole planet, then its evident that scarcity is fabricated.

    You mention animals, I would've thought we are better than them... Or at least we should try.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Good thing most of us don’t live like animals or think like you: we live in a society.

    Even in the US, at least some effort is made to not let the disabled who can’t care for themselves or financially support themselves die in the street. https://legalclarity.org/what-does-ward-of-the-state-mean-for-adults/

    The appointment of a state or public guardian is a measure of last resort, as courts prefer to appoint a family member whenever possible. State wardship occurs when the incapacitated adult has no spouse, willing family members, or a previously designated agent to take on the responsibility.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Fair enough to support disabled people or those who definitely can't work by themselves.

    But if we've all got oars on a boat and some people just choose not to paddle then they can get off the boat. I bet there's a lot more rich people and trust fund babies not paddling than there are lazy poor people though.

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