I don’t have a yard. Now who’s making assumptions, hmmm?

I’m sorry you’re in that situation, and I hope the therapy helps.

It’s not that it’s a hot take, it’s that you’re coming off very insensitive, in a post about how the current status of things grinds people down to the point where simple chores feel like a huge burden.

Without the crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus is just another guy, and Christmas would just be called Winter Solstice or Yule Festival

His business breaks down in a matter of a couple of weeks and there’s never enough to become a problem.

Your yard and shoes smell like dog shit, you’re simply nose blind to it. Please clean up after your dog shits.

I think it’s more like all those other things got them closer and closer, and this last thing was the final straw.

And before Christianity, the old testament and Judaism was the same way. It’s almost like all these religions purposely steal whatever local belief a particular culture holds at the time, and then twists it however they can to benefit those in positions of power.

We’re talking about two different things then. I’m talking about how things should be.

So your argument is that if everyone has access to basic necessities, society would collapse? What in the slipperiest of slopes are you talking about?

If your “society” is dependent on people voluntarily going into wage slavery, maybe it should collapse.

Yes, why the fuck not? Social safety nets and access to basic human necessities like food, shelter, and healthcare should not be gated by some arbitrary number of “working hours”.

I don’t know how leisurely that leisure time is gonna be, considering he’s only got a hundred bucks to play with, coupled with the stress and anxiety of being one car repair or injury away from financial ruin.

You’re absolutely right that the social safety net needs improvements, but that net should be there for everyone, not just those that work some arbitrary number of hours.

Big “just pull yourself up by your bootstraps” energy with this comment.

It’s insane that you think people have to hit a minimum bar of “productivity” to justify living above a barely-scraping-by level, and that you set that bar at over half a person’s waking hours.

Mkay but why shouldn’t someone be able to live a dignified life working 25 hours a week? Why does it have to be 40?

The $30 is for mobile service, the $50 is for home Internet service.

It’s sad that the whole “meathead = dumb asshole” stereotype has taken hold, because in my experience, most of the meatheads I’ve encountered have been sweethearts

If you’re gonna be pedantic, at least have the courtesy to also be correct

“The secret to making friends is to go out and make a bunch of friends!”

Gee, why didn’t I think of that

Workshop Companion is great for beginner-friendly woodworking, and I’ve been really liking HomeRenoVision DIY for home renovation content.

That’s funny, when life sucks, I go watch one of Pat Finnerty’s What Makes This Song Stink videos, a direct (and similarly detailed) parody of Beato’s videos

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