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What job do people take way too seriously? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by const_void@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[+] barrage4u@lemmy.world -14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clearly touched a nerve

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, gaslighting idiocy tends to touch a nerve when people are trying to have a good faith discussion 🤷

[–] barrage4u@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I'm being pretty reasonable. If anything, I stated my opinion and I'm being attacked for it. I'm not trying to play victim, but all the feedback I've gotten from this comment is hostile

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think I'm being pretty reasonable

Really? You think THIS is being reasonable?

because they're too lazy to chase their dreams or do something actually beneficial for society

let me clue you in: it isn't. It's judgmental and makes unfair victim-blaming assumptions. It's no wonder that people react with hostility to such a presumptuous and scornful take on people just doing their best to get by.

[–] barrage4u@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I clearly state that sometimes people gotta work just to get by and I respect that. But for many of us, especially here on lemmy who tend to be older, this isn't the case. I get that it's a touchy subject, no-one wants to be told they are lazy or that they're living their life wrong, but I believe that there's some truth to it. I don't know what the sollution is, but I think admitting to it a society is the first step.