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Originally Posted by Alfonso Crawford  Here's the million-dollar question, however! There aren't any jobs in the area that won't compel me to commit suicide (or jobs period), so I'm not going for them. I'm supposed to either suffer through a miserable vocation (if I can even get one), now? And if I'm destitute, I'm supposed to be miserable about that, as well? |
So you're saying that you don't have any interests at all? I'm not telling you to go chain yourself to a cubicle. Hell, I'm not even saying to get a job. All *I* am saying is that you purposely leeching off of charity programs designed for people who have no other choice but to be homeless is....selfish? Trying to think of the right word for it.
And you do it because you simply don't want to work. And it's all because of your beliefs. You've attached "I'll commit suicide" to all types of jobs, when there are plenty of jobs out there that you could probably do and enjoy if you wanted to. That's the key though: wanting to.
And you know what? Even if there aren't, I'm sure you could use that brain of yours to find a way to NOT leech off of programs designed to help people who don't choose this lifestyle. It's not that you don't want to work that I take issue with. It's the leeching off of programs designed for people who don't make the choice that I have an issue with.
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Originally Posted by Alfonso Crawford What I can do to earn money isn't enough to really feed myself better than what I can get from my current sources, anyway: I'd have to put the majority of my funds into just eating, which would still leave me on the street! With less free time! What choice do I have, eh? |
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. That's just an excuse. My current bills currently tally to $1200 per month. That's for an apartment, a CAR (which not everybody needs), electric, TV, internet, a gym membership, and a phone. As you can see there are plenty of things on that list I don't even need. And anybody working a minimum wage job can earn enough to pay my bills.
I liked it better when you made it seem like a choice to you. This defeatest attitude you bring isn't convincing anybody of your plight. You'd be surprised at what people make it through in this country and how little you truly need to earn to survive.
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Originally Posted by Alfonso Crawford Do you have much experience being poor, James-dear? There really is a skill to it, just like managing money; and Lord knows either ain't inborn. It's really not as much a wasteland as you seem to picture it. If it makes you feel better, I've been thinking about taking up fishing again, too. |
Yeah, I have a little experience in managing money. I know what it's like to make meals out of ramen noodles, to live frugal, all of that. Why do you think my monthly bills are so cheap?
I'm not calling your lifestyle a wasteland. Personally, I think it sounds great. I just don't respect the fact that you're leeching for your food. If you found ways to earn at least that much, I'd applaud your life. Cause I'm a minimilast myself. Obviously not to the extent you are, but compared to your average American, my lifestyle at the moment is pretty lean.