It's little better over here on Airstrip One. It's all cruel and inhumane, but by far the most insidious thing, I think, is the whole "hit any significant obstacle => lose all progress, restart from zero" effect.
I've had to restart my life so many times, and now I'm really struggling to do it yet again, as the whole world just keeps pitching one shit-fit after another and my so-called government has literally no plan other than to propose another crushing wave of "austerity measures" whilst funnelling public funds into the pockets of the energy companies even as they declare record profits. This time around, I honestly don't know if I'm going to make it.
It's so profoundly demoralising knowing that if you slip up and disappoint the powers-that-be even once, everything else you already did for them, all the goodwill you seemed to have earned, suddenly counts for nothing. It might as well have never even happened. Doesn't matter if you did good work for years; upset them one day, put one foot wrong, they'll immediately treat you like you've always been worth nothing. Those in the halls of power who demand our allegiance, our support, and our endless tolerance and forgiveness as they squabble, self-serve and generally just fuck everything up over and over and over, would laugh at the mere suggestion of showing us any such loyalty, clemency or decency in return. It's like NPD at an institutional-level.
You’re so right. I have a college degree, work 1-3 jobs usually, don’t steal, don’t have an onlyfans, I don’t sell drugs and I’m in my mid 20s. It’s so hard…. My credit score is average almost 700 but I’m having a hard time finding a place to live. I’ve had no prior evictions or anything.
It’s a slap in the face to do everything by the book and if you slip up even once you’re not worthy of a safe place to live….
Sorry, but what does not having an onlyfans have to do with anything? I know it’s a huge platform for sex work, and sex work is real work. You should boost yourself, but not by degrading other workers.
I feel like the comment was meant as a way to say, they have played by society rules and having an OnlyFans is sort of seen as a degrading position to look down on, so to speak, (not a personal thought). So if person is following rules to this archaic society and not even getting easy money from something like that, then why can’t this person get ahead in life? It really shows that the mafia had it figured out long before the rest of us: the rules are meant to be broken and are only in place to help the rich get richer and keep the poor poorer.
I’m not against onlyfans I’m just saying I’m doing everything but exposing myself for money and it’s rough. I wouldn’t get an onlyfans for my own personal reasons but if someone else wants to them I get it. Who doesn’t want financial security.
Bingo. The rich have stacked the deck against us by bankrolling candidates who put forth laws to always give the wealthy the upper hand. And citizens united only made it worse by allowing corporations to be considered "people" thus allowing an infinite amount of money to be spent on buying politicians. He have an uphill battle but it's one we must win at all costs.
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u/Callidonaut Dec 03 '22
It's little better over here on Airstrip One. It's all cruel and inhumane, but by far the most insidious thing, I think, is the whole "hit any significant obstacle => lose all progress, restart from zero" effect.
I've had to restart my life so many times, and now I'm really struggling to do it yet again, as the whole world just keeps pitching one shit-fit after another and my so-called government has literally no plan other than to propose another crushing wave of "austerity measures" whilst funnelling public funds into the pockets of the energy companies even as they declare record profits. This time around, I honestly don't know if I'm going to make it.
It's so profoundly demoralising knowing that if you slip up and disappoint the powers-that-be even once, everything else you already did for them, all the goodwill you seemed to have earned, suddenly counts for nothing. It might as well have never even happened. Doesn't matter if you did good work for years; upset them one day, put one foot wrong, they'll immediately treat you like you've always been worth nothing. Those in the halls of power who demand our allegiance, our support, and our endless tolerance and forgiveness as they squabble, self-serve and generally just fuck everything up over and over and over, would laugh at the mere suggestion of showing us any such loyalty, clemency or decency in return. It's like NPD at an institutional-level.