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I opened the thread thinking, "this has to be a bait post where the op just soapboxes about how much better at life they are than everyone else, and argues with literally everyone offering perspective" and I'm glad to see I was not wrong! Boy if your replies aren't some of the least self aware, most elitist stuff I've seen here so far.
I dunno man, why doesn't everyone with actual problems just ahh, buy an Android phone, learn how to program or do whatever the hell else you think everyone should be doing to just simply live the obviously better life that you have?
Oh wait, not everyone has the same opportunities as everyone else, and so not only may these options be unavailable to a lot of people, they may also be completely useless in solving someone's difficult life.
You sound like a Tech Bro in their early twenties who landed a sweet job out of college (that they didn't pay for) and wonders why people choose to be homeless. And before you try to correct me, that's what you sound like, so unless that's the persona you wanna give off, maybe try to listen to what people are saying instead of trying to find out how they're wrong.
Do you really think people with "difficult lives" are so stressed out because they forgot to take the garbage out multiple times? Seriously? Christ ๐
bruh what. I'm just traumatized, not elitist.
That's ONE solution out of countless. I'm saying anyone can make a solution that works for themselves whether it's tech based or not.
Everyone has the opportunity to improve their lives. If you're working and making money then you can make your life exactly the way you want it to be. It takes time and effort, yeah, but it's not impossible.
Nah I'm a 27 year old who was locked away for 20 years, and I've only got to live and experience life for 3 years. I landed a sweet job at โจ Amazon โจ I do love technology (well, technology that isn't stupid) and I think "homeless" should mean primarily renting an apartment. Having zero shelter shouldn't have a word, it shouldn't be a thing.
That was quite literally my family. Or, is. Is my family. Yet they refuse to just... Take out the trash earlier so they don't need to remember right before they sleep like the countless months of consecutive weeks of forgetting. They complain about having no time for anything but refuse to order online instead of going to two Targets, two Costcos, Bj's, Walmart, Stop & Shop, Walgreens, Aldi, Lidl, and five international stores in the same day for fifteen hours, back to back Saturday and Sunday, and having to wait until Monday night to sleep. You know, to buy the same things you could buy from Amazon or from those stores as a delivery order. There are other things they can do that they just don't do, and blame me, the person wanting things to be easier, for ALL of the problems caused by them not wanting to change because God didn't make lazy people. God STILL didn't drop a tree on me or kill me with lightning like I demand every day. Stop trying to impress a concept.
Do you realize that every bit of your comment just validated everything the other person said?
Bro I'm fucking insane
You really are lmao...
Yeah, being spit on and manhandled by adults as a 7 year old kid every other day in "school" does that to you. You're broke? But your shirt has a man on a horse! You're rich and spoiled. How could you have ran out of soap months ago when you're wearing a polo ralphy whatever shirt? Maybe get less Airopostale and buy soap, so easy!
Yeah, thing is, my mother would spend a couple of grands on stupid ugly brand clothes, while screaming at me to shut up about body wash and juice. It's "why do you come to school smelling horrendous" AND "why do you think you deserve body wash when there are people who have nothing?"
Today I wear ZERO brands and I finally get to shower with soap, drink juice, and brush my teeth with toothpaste. Childhood is the worst part of life.