Current Events > This thread on r/antiwork has me tearing up

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MFBKBass5
05/17/22 11:34:07 PM
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Woman posting about how rough it is to get by, having to basically steal even basic necessities like tampons to get by. Working a full time job at $16/hr, and can barely afford rent or stay above water.

Then, the top comment on the thread posts about how she should make an Amazon wishlist so redditors can help her out. It becomes the top comment, and then 37 people post that theyd also help contribute to OPs wishlist.

Shit like this makes me tear up so hard. Proves that there are plenty of good people out there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/uruyf3/im_having_to_steal_to_have_basic_necessities_i/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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tripleh213
05/17/22 11:35:13 PM
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It's pretty sad America sucks this much where people can't even afford housing

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Ratchetrockon
05/17/22 11:36:36 PM
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Aww

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JimmyFraska
05/17/22 11:37:36 PM
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is that what it proves
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MFBKBass5
05/17/22 11:39:04 PM
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JimmyFraska posted...
is that what it proves

Yes, giving your own money to struggle is a sign youre a good person. Hell, even if that OP is making up that whole story, the fact that 37 people would donate based off of good faith alone is amazing to me.

theyre choosing to see the good in this world. Not everyone can do that these days.

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averagejoel
05/17/22 11:41:27 PM
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it's just more capitalist dystopia repackaged as a feel-good story

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MFBKBass5
05/17/22 11:42:10 PM
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averagejoel posted...
it's just more capitalist dystopia repackaged as a feel-good story

what are you even talking about

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YoungMutual
05/17/22 11:42:51 PM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
Shit like this makes me tear up so hard. Proves that there are plenty of good people out there.
Thing is, good people are not often in positions of power

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JimmyFraska
05/17/22 11:43:42 PM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
Yes, giving your own money to struggle is a sign youre a good person. theyre choosing to see the good in this world. Not everyone can do that these days.
can you link some other threads where they've helped people in that way
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averagejoel
05/17/22 11:44:42 PM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
what are you even talking about
what was I unclear about

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MFBKBass5
05/17/22 11:45:13 PM
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YoungMutual posted...
Thing is, good people are not often in positions of power

I agree. It sucks, but hey. Gotta keep up the good fight.

JimmyFraska posted...
can you link some other threads where they've helped people in that way

Thats not even the point of that subreddit. Whats your point?

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JimmyFraska
05/17/22 11:45:54 PM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
Thats not even the point of that subreddit. Whats your point?
Exactly, it isn't the point of the subreddit. These guys are simping.
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MFBKBass5
05/17/22 11:46:41 PM
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JimmyFraska posted...
Exactly, it isn't the point of the subreddit. These guys are simping.

I feel sorry for you that you see it that way. Way too cynical. Gross.

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JimmyFraska
05/17/22 11:48:13 PM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
I feel sorry for you that you see it that way. Way too cynical. Gross.
Find the examples where they've helped a guy to that same degree and I'll walk it back and admit I'm totally wrong
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averagejoel
05/17/22 11:48:27 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

how is this any different from like "this 6-year-old girl started running a lemonade stand and raised $400 to help pay for her mother's life-saving brain surgery"

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Squall28
05/17/22 11:52:22 PM
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The account is like a week old. Shit is mad fishy.

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Kloe_Rinz
05/18/22 12:06:19 AM
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But rich geezers arent a problem guys, yall just jealous you cant afford basic hygiene items /s
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Stallion_Prime
05/18/22 12:07:19 AM
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A man wouldnt have gotten donations lol

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Doom_Art
05/18/22 12:14:11 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

The biggest weakness leftists have is they're addicted to feeling miserable.

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MFBKBass5
05/18/22 12:44:18 AM
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Jesus yall really are miserable human beings, I take it. You all must be such a blast to be around.

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Middle hope
05/18/22 12:57:52 AM
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Squall28 posted...
The account is like a week old. Shit is mad fishy.
Yeah. When is it ever NOT a grifter under these circumstances?

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WingsOfGood
05/18/22 1:14:43 AM
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Doom_Art posted...
The biggest weakness leftists have is they're addicted to feeling miserable.

Nah.
Even when conservatives win they find stuff to whine about.

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MagicOracle
05/18/22 1:17:14 AM
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inb4 capitalistic bootlicker swarm

"IF YOU JUST WORK HARD"

or

"IF I HAVE TO SUFFER AND WORK, YOU DO TOO"

or

"moral obligation to work" bs

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MFBKBass5
05/18/22 1:34:59 AM
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I love how this topic was just about some people being generous and CE had to throw a ton of labels and generalizations to large portions of the population.

classic

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TendoDRM
05/18/22 1:47:12 AM
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All made possible by Amazon. Thank you, Jeff Bezos!

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MagicOracle
05/18/22 2:16:58 AM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
I love how this topic was just about some people being generous and CE had to throw a ton of labels and generalizations to large portions of the population.

classic

I'm just not easily impressed by generosity. Don't mind me. It's still a good thing that these people helped her.

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refmon
05/18/22 2:25:18 AM
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Stallion_Prime posted...
A man wouldnt have gotten donations lol


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008Zulu
05/18/22 2:28:18 AM
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Did she actually set up a list, that people then bought stuff for her?

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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 2:29:47 AM
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If she can't live on $16 an hour then she fucked up her finances pretty bad. That's definitely not a comfortable wage by any means, but it's also definitely enough to afford rent/utilities/food/essentials unless she has other debt to deal with.

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iron jojo
05/18/22 2:33:36 AM
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there is tent cities full of employed people that can't afford rent.

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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 2:36:36 AM
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iron jojo posted...
there is tent cities full of employed people that can't afford rent.
See my previous comment.

If they're making $10 an hour, yeah you're right. If they're making $15+ then nah, they're just picky about their housing or they got loans from disreputable places.

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MagicOracle
05/18/22 2:37:03 AM
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Zero_Slash posted...
If she can't live on $16 an hour then she fucked up her finances pretty bad.

Called this shit in post 27.

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Kaiganeer
05/18/22 2:40:18 AM
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did she put the latest iphone on there
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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 2:43:07 AM
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Kaiganeer posted...
did she put the latest iphone on there
She probably already bought it herself and is using it to whine about not having any money.

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Tyranthraxus
05/18/22 2:44:38 AM
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There's something pretty vacuum tier deaf about people on anti work encouraging each other to buy shit on Amazon.

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viewmaster_pi
05/18/22 2:47:55 AM
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TendoDRM posted...
All made possible by Amazon. Thank you, Jeff Bezos!
finally someone picks up on the real lesson here

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Sackgurl
05/18/22 2:50:00 AM
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Zero_Slash posted...
If she can't live on $16 an hour then she fucked up her finances pretty bad. That's definitely not a comfortable wage by any means, but it's also definitely enough to afford rent/utilities/food/essentials unless she has other debt to deal with.

this is a very stupid post

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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 2:52:04 AM
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Sackgurl posted...
this is a very stupid post
Sorry you don't like the truth.

Try not spending your money on frivolous things that you don't need and maybe you won't have so much money trouble.

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MagicOracle
05/18/22 2:54:58 AM
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Zero_Slash posted...
Try not spending your money on frivolous things that you don't need and maybe you won't have so much money trouble.

A) Living a life without luxury isn't really living at all, and

B) Even if it were, I'm all about budgeting financially and living as minimally as possible if needed; but I still struggle sometimes. It's not as easy as you think, and you purposefully dodging valid rebuttals while only providing overly simplified financial models (that aren't numerically backed btw) as your own "evidence" won't change that.

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Sackgurl
05/18/22 2:56:13 AM
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MFBKBass5 posted...
I love how this topic was just about some people being generous and CE had to throw a ton of labels and generalizations to large portions of the population.

classic

@averagejoel might be an asshole, but he's also right

the problem here is that people who work a full time job cannot make ends meet and have to rely on the generosity of strangers to get by

the generosity narrative becomes a distraction from the undervaluing of labor

which is extra strange when unemployment is so low and employers are struggling to find workers

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Sackgurl
05/18/22 2:57:57 AM
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Zero_Slash posted...
Sorry you don't like the truth.

Try not spending your money on frivolous things that you don't need and maybe you won't have so much money trouble.

post your monthly budget

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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 3:00:27 AM
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MagicOracle posted...
A) Living a life without luxury isn't really living at all, and

B) Even if it were, I'm all about budgeting financially and living as minimally as possible if needed; but I still struggle sometimes. It's not as easy as you think, and you purposefully dodging valid rebuttals while only providing overly simplified financial models (that aren't numerically backed btw) as your own "evidence" won't change that.
A) Irrelevant and subjective. Luxury isn't necessary for survival.

B) $16 an hour is $2560 a month. If you can't pay for rent, utilities, food and necessities (read: not alcohol, not drugs, not fast food, not new phones, not new TVs, not new video game consoles, not frivolous expenses) then you are the one with the problem, not your paycheck. Even if we figure rent at $1500 (it's not even close to this much anywhere outside of cities) and utilities at $300, that still leaves you with $760 for everything else, which is more than enough to live on with extra.

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iron jojo
05/18/22 3:02:53 AM
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Zero_Slash posted...
See my previous comment.

Trying to ignore it because it's stupid.

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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 3:04:40 AM
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iron jojo posted...
Trying to ignore it because it's stupid.
See my previous comment.

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viewmaster_pi
05/18/22 3:07:22 AM
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Zero_Slash posted...
Luxury isn't necessary for survival.
then get off gamefaqs and go eat lichen for dinner and sleep under the overpass. surviving isn't living and you know it

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Zero_Slash
05/18/22 3:08:38 AM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
then get off gamefaqs and go eat lichen for dinner and sleep under the overpass. surviving isn't living and you know it
I'm not the one complaining about my finances. If I were, then you'd have a point. Again, if you "don't have enough money to pay your rent" then you shouldn't be buying frivolous things. I don't care how you feel about it.

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