dudebro @ dudebro @lemmy.world

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I don't like that at all.

Sounds like someone who lacked compassion because it was never given to them.

Err... we always have something to lose.

Like that scene in Rick and Morty Season 5 finale, "appreciate what you have, cause it can always be worse."

That's a good one.

"If you're early you're on time

If you're on time you're late

If you're late you need to RUN"

My science teacher told us this in high school. Really stuck with me.

Hm, I first interpreted that as 'light work', as in light vs. heavy work. More people contributing eases the burden for all.

Crazy. I have a friend who got food poisoning from doing that and is now super-conscious about what he eats.

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got."

Usually comes to mind when people are waiting around for others to solve their problems for them.

How much money? That is the question.

And yes, believe it or not, some people do choose to live in shacks without any electricity or running water.

In fact, everyone I met living that lifestyle was doing it because of choice (or mental health, but it's a different discussion to identify which.)

I edited my previous post to highlight the benefits of social programs in the US.

I never said the actors don't have a right to do what they're doing. My point was, from the beginning, that they will get no sympathy from me for doing it. Why does that bother you so much?

No, that's where the irony comes from. You think poverty in America is comparable to poverty in Africa.

It does matter what American's 'should have.' You're trying to argue they 'should have' more money. I'm arguing they should have to pay less.

Here you go saying 'x doesn't have a right to complain.' I told you before, everyone has a right to complain about anything. It's called freedom of speech and I support it.

If you can't afford any of that stuff in the US, there are plenty of social programs to help you out that you will not get in Africa. The fact you're trying to conflate the two just speaks to your position of privilege. You really don't know how bad things are outside of the US.

If you can't afford food in the US, we have EBT. If you can't afford housing, we have government assisted housing that can literally cover your expensive apartment rent.

If you can't afford that stuff in Africa or most of the world, you die of starvation and suffer from exposure. Not to mention that being in a nation of excess also results in a higher quality of life all around you, such as from the infrastructure you benefit from. You can wash your face in a McDonald's, that's better than the slumwater of Burundi.

Poverty in America is nothing compared to poverty in Africa, or most parts of the world.

Ironic how you say I'm the one speaking from a position of privilege.

On the children starving in the US, it's usually because parents are struggling to pay rent. Rent goes up when they make more money. The system is designed to keep people barely alive so they're in no position to change it. Just work and pay bills till you literally can't do it anymore.

I think the US should have universal healthcare, so I'm not sure what your point on cancer is.

I'm not going to argue the person worth $9k in the US should make more money just so it can be funneled to landlords and executives. I'm going to argue landlords and executives should be making less profit so those with less money can be catered to as well. The only way they'll make less if they're forced to, and that involves spreading out away from the most expensive places to live. Not "making more money." All the latter does is drive up inflation, which is what we're seeing now.

Yeah. I'm saying they shouldn't have this excess wealth to begin with so long as places like Burundi are still struggling to feed their children.

Yep. They should understand that they still have more wealth than the vast majority of people ever to walk to Earth. Not many Americans are in that position though. The problem is that $9k "isn't a lot" in the US because most of our money is being siphoned by those richer than us.

If we reduced the disparity in wealth, $9k could be a lot.

It's important we help out those at the bottom, not those towards the top. Even below "America's" poverty line, you're still globally more wealthy than most people can ever hope to be. As soon as you make more money, prices get up so the world's poorest continue to stagnate. This is why inflation is a good thing for the ruling class.

They could always write something else.

But money!

Yeah. It's not like hollywood shits gold or anything.

Most of the crap that comes out of there is... crap. Maybe we'll actually see better content if we replace creators who have no integrity with AI that is conditioned to.

I don't care if chris pratt never gets another gig, lol.

Yep. They get no sympathy from me when the vast majority of people in the world still have less.

Once they make more money, prices go up and the children in Africa continue to starve.

I mean global average.

I mean, if they don't want to look at things they shouldn't have to.

The problem is those that don't want to be censored not having a choice.

Anyone who makes more wealth than average gets no sympathy from me when complaining about money.

However, anyone has the 'right' to complain about anything. It's called freedom of speech.