[–] fortuitouslyunfallen 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
What's up with ceddit? In less than 30 seconds trying to view the link my browser blocked more than 100 ads/trackers. And was unable to view the page, it was essentially blank save the sidebar etc.
[–] fortuitouslyunfallen 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This was on Brave. Could be false positives but I'm not sure. Just kept counting up quite rapidly.
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[–] 11395773? [S] 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
There is a blog post by a lawyer about his experiences with urban poor black clients making the rounds every few months on Voat: http://www.thebirdman.org/Index/Others/Others-Doc-Blacks/+Doc-Blacks-Intelligence&Competence/TheTragicomedyOfLawyeringWithBlacks.htm
Maybe you meant that one.
[–] Mein_Tarnaccount 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Holy shit, that was fun. Thanks for that link
[–] OricaTonithos 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yep.
It's not like the "feed the children" campaign commercials, where outstretched hands grasp at hope and a second chance. These are people (most of them) who are suffering the costs of their own foolish choices. Many of them want that meal, that break, that shot of money so they can carry on in the ways they know: the same ways that brought them into their predicament. Most of them want it without advice, without assessment or persuasion to abandon their destructive paths. They are trapped in the pit they dug for themselves, and to rescue them from THAT often means to strike at the heart of how they interpret their world and how they view themselves in it. Seems a funny thing, but the core of it is Pride. Once that is broken and set to a more proper foundation, the game is back on the winning side.
"Libtards," as we call them, mostly don't understand or acknowledge this factor because much of their philosophy revolves around a belief that the cause of poverty and destitution is about the "Haves" oppression of the "Have-Nots" or Class Warfare. It's rarely the fault of the crack addict that they're addicted and reckless with their lives. It's not the unwed mother's fault that she got pregnant from unprotected sex with the local 'bad boy'.
The "loony bin" doesn't exist anymore, so the truly fucked up minds out there are not going to be separated from downtown life in the city. Those eventually go and populate prisons when they do something bad enough.
[–] peacegnome 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
The problem is that there are no repercussions for their behavior. If instead of helping the person who didn't bring the paperwork they were told to, that person should be dropped in priority to "only if you have free time" status. Same if you miss an appointment and don't call in advance, or whatever else. In the real world you would be charged for these things; in the "everything is free fo me" world there also needs to be consequences.
When I go to a lawyer and it is costing me hundreds of dollars per hour, I do every fucking thing in my power to make their job quicker.
[–] Artofchoke 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
This same shit happened on the reservation. Fancy people would come to help and folks would waste SO much of their time not being organized, not being honest, not being punctual or prompt. The abject poor will drive you fucking CRAZY.
[–] Artofchoke 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Making deals with the wasichu. Perhaps better to have died on their feet. We'll never know. :)
[–] Norm85 0 points 18 points 18 points (+18|-0) ago
The following comment summed things up nicely.
In my experience, how grateful they are depends on how used to they are in getting free stuff. People that live off the government (especially those in families that have been doing it for generations) for everything typically are very ungrateful; they expect it. People who are down on their luck and who are not used to people just giving them things are extremely grateful.
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[–] Gargilius 0 points 25 points 25 points (+25|-0) ago
Sounds like being the ‘computer guy’ amongst friends / family ; not only your time is not valued, but if you do fix something or give advice on some purchase or whatever, you now own the problem (i.e., will be blamed for anything happening thereafter and expected to keep fixing it) for ever... heard similar stories from the designated ‘car guy’ elsewhere...
[–] Plavonica 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I love my fucked up family. At least when I fix shit for them they either buy me beer or make me food, and they don't fucking blame me when their failure to maintain their (computer/car/house) causes future problems. They either pay someone to fix it or bribe me with more food/alcohol.
But fixing shit for other people? Pay up front, in cash/services, and I'll give you a receipt detailing other shit that's already wrong and likely to be wrong in the future.
[–] 1HepCat 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Yep. My wife, a nurse, is also frequently called on for free medical advice. Fortunately for her, it's usually accepted when she tells them to pay a doctor instead.
Lots of professionals e.g., auto mechanics, graphic designers, etc. have comparable problems.
[–] vastrightwing 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
No good deed goes unpunished.