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‘The View’ Host Joy Behar Scoffs at Young People Feeling ‘Left Behind by the Economy’: ‘Oh Please, Get a Job!’ (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Many people would be surprised how many homeless people have (hard science) degrees or used to be very succesful. Bad luck, medical debt, (mental-)health issues, company goes bankrupt due to circumstances beyond your control, etc.

The world isn't fair. You can work really hard, and end up in the oven of a concentration camp, despite what the slogan above the gate said.

Of course, if you're a relatively talentless hack who's won the equivalent of the lottery despite not really deserving it that much, it's nicer to think that you deserve it because of your inate talent. Vanity. It's the Devil's favourite sin.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

The world isn’t fair. You can work really hard, and end up in the oven of a concentration camp, despite what the slogan above the gate said.

oof.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Medical debt is so underappreciated and it is no joke. It can add up very, very high and very, very quickly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have a CS degree and spent a couple months in my backseat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Bow chica bow wow....oh, you meant something else... /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I know a couple homeless men who were programmers and burned out, got depressed and gave up