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Pretty telling that so many comments here immediately blame the proletariat. The fucking power of propaganda. Christ, we're so fucked.
If everyone else wasn't so lazy and evil, I could retire sooner and more comfortably.
I'm uniquely underpaid, overworked, and unlucky. No one else is like me. No one will ever sympathize with me. So its just me against the world.
The only thing I can do to change my lot in life is to throw in harder with a high profile ultra-wealthy industrial captain in the eternal war against foreigners, corporate rivals, and the unemployed.
Yes, yes, blame the other crabs in the bucket. That's the way to the top, for sure.
Also, the "woe is poor me & my wholly unique predicament" trope is yet another spoonful of bullshit you've been fed. We're all underpaid, overworked, and unlucky — and no one is different in that. Begin the sympathizing with yourself, and see we're all against the fucking world out here.
You do you, at the end of the day, though. The only thing at stake is your happiness.
Do you need it pointing out that the reply was sarcasm?
I'm told its undetectable for Americans, which I guess makes sense if you grow up in a country where about 1/3 of the population is genuinely insane.
As an American, I noticed the sarcasm just because lemmy has a very anticapitalist user base, but on any other platform I'd be genuinely concerned that it was written by one of the 50% of my country's population that actually believes that ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits
If only. You're living a very blessed existence if happiness is the only thing you have to worry about.
Hey, if you've got all the answers, what's the problem, guru?
Do as the Buddha, abandon all craving, and you will reach Nirvana.
I'd be wary of any ties to religion — even the seemingly most benign, friendo. 🫥
It's true that Zen Masters rejected all religions, and that Gautama was an illiterate Prince who did a bunch of dumb stuff before promising others he could bring them eternal happiness......
But the whole "friendo. 🫥" thing?
Why y'all gotta patronize?
Thafuq? You ok, mortal?
Gluttony and materialism, I'd say. We all could have rich and wonderful lives. A few percent of us want more. And they try to make the rest think that that's the right thing to do for everyone, even if that's technically impossible.
I'm pretty sure that's the root of all evil. You are welcome.
Nobody is coming to the rescue and we're on a timer.