Like ever? I feel like it’s almost guaranteed the more money the worse you become. I know this isn’t very dialectic but it’s true.

  • forcequit [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    there's an inflection point at which the acquisition of money supercedes any alleged moral goodness. Idk what that point is, but I'd wager it's sub 100kpa

      • forcequit [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        and now to backflip on my original comment, I'd wager it's more to do with the intention of acquisition. If you're already making enough to live comfortably and then some, putting any further energy into earning more is taking away from your ability to assist others.

        Also give me money pls

        • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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          1 year ago

          yeah I make way less than 100k and I've already hit the point where I have no push to strive for more money, beyond just like, asking for raises commensurate to outpace inflation and my increasing experience/responsibilities, and even that I'm not that good about. I'd probably try harder for more if I had aspirations to buy a big house, or if I had a partner and kids to support or whatever, but nah

          • forcequit [she/her]
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            1 year ago

            I mean the aus poverty line sits at like $25kpa. That's more than what I earned as a teen/young adult, and it's not nearly enough to live on independently.

            I'd love to have the security of owning my own home one day, and splitting expenses with a loved one, but boy howdy is that getting more and more unattainable or what.

            • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]
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              1 year ago

              yeah honestly I'd also still like something more stable than renting, so I guess owning a condo or something is probably still a goal, and ofc so is finding a life partner or something, but I'm in no hurry for either rn, I can barely keep the rest of my life from falling apart, I don't need more responsibility

          • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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            1 year ago

            I make like 25k a year and still find ways to give to others less fortunate. I put in $500 of my own money to the fundraiser we had featured, I frequently buy groceries for people that need help, or bring food to unhoused folks even when I am not doing stuff like working at the local FnB free kitchen.

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          • WhatWouldKarlDo@lemmygrad.ml
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            1 year ago

            I hit that point about a decade ago. It was a fantastic feeling after a lifetime of empty bellies and living paycheque to paycheque. Now I have dependents, and being trans is seriously a lot more expensive than I thought it would be (not to mention inflation and housing costs skyrocketing). I'm in no danger of starving anymore, but I kind of miss making less money and having less responsibility.

        • citrussy_capybara [ze/hir]
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          1 year ago

          No need to backflip. That user was in one of the “stop using racist slurs for customising cars” sticking up for racism. And that they’re sad they can’t use slurs on hexbear but will continue to do so in real life. Car-brained bigot. “What would Karl do” is apparently “glorify car culture and use anti-Asian slurs”.

          • forcequit [she/her]
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            1 year ago

            and now to frontflip on my previous comment, my original 100k estimate still stands

              • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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                1 year ago

                I did not deliberately misgender you, I'm old and from california where terms like guy and dude are often used in a non-gendered way. Also "I have an asian friend" is a hell of a way to deflect from the fact that the term rice wrt cars and ESPECIALLY Linux OS customization has explicitly racist origins.

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                  • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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                    1 year ago

                    My sister and I always addressed each other with the word "dude" and we would often refer to a plurality of our friend groups as "you guys" etc. Now this is not an excuse on my part and I should do better at keeping a check on that about myself but I was definitely not deliberately misgendering this person who comes off very strongly as a concern troll.

          • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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            1 year ago

            Last month I touched grass in three different states while doing work to build an organization with the aim of restoring indigenous sovereignty. Please tell me more about this.

      • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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        1 year ago

        Oh hey it's the "I should be able to use racist terms from 90s car culture" guy

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    • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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      1 year ago

      sub 100kpa

      Weirdly enough, this happens to be the pressure at sea level too. Go too far below, and it becomes harder to breathe.