[–] sonuvspam 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I never said "boundless." Of course there are bounds. But...YOUR personal experience does not define society. I get what you are saying...some people have it better than you. Wahh. How many have it worse? And what's your basis for comparison...you got a more preferred society, where you might rise out of the "caste system?" Or, failing that, any ACTIONABLE ideas (as opposed to idealistic whinings) on how to improve ours? If so, have you actually acted on them? I dont see your frame of reference.
[–] HAESisalie ago (edited ago)
Well you in fact missed my point if you are boiling it down to "wahh, some people have it better than me..." I made it clear I understood and appreciated that despite my not having any advantage I was blessed not to have born into an almost impossible situation due to no fault of my own - having fetal alcohol syndrome, going to the shittiest of shccols, spending a childhood just trying to survive abuse etc.
I have know people like you and your attitude my whole life. They stubbornly cling to those notions and feel smugly that they will rise to the top and stay there, and struggling working class people all deserve to struggle. It isn't until they got knocked down and left behind (and they always do eventually) that they learn some humility and empathy for many who struggle in life. You are a DUI or a false spousal abuse claim, serious medical problem, car accident etc away from being one of those people you look down your nose at from your lofty perch.
[–] sonuvspam 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You sit on a high horse and accuse me of sitting on one. You can't know if you have known people like me your whole life, because you don't know a thing about me, nor can you distill my "attitude" from a 2 message conversation. For your information, I have already had my "rise" and my "fall" and I do not "smugly" look down on anyone because of their place in the economic pecking order. I do, however, RIGHTEOUSLY look down on people for other reasons, one of which is peddling the bullshit that it's all "the system." I had my fall, prompted by an unjust event, i might add, but I didn't turn to self pity about it. I know full well that IF that thing did not happen to me, I would still be where I was...BUT I also bear in mind that IF I had made some better choices, I might have made myself more resilient against that fall. Even given some bad luck, and some admittedly bad choices, I HAD the opportunity, and on some level STILL have it...simply because I have access to the American economy and the system that created/upholds it. I dont look down on those who got knocked down, I look down on those who just lay there and cry about it. So, I will ask you again, WHERE is it better?