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[–] Encromion 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's more like "you haven't earned the right to have other people keep you alive". I daresay it's related to how, after 40ish years of working and raising a family and being a good citizen you can retire and have the bar for "staying alive" set a lot lower for most.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’d amend that to: “You haven’t earned the right to have other people keep you alive after you grow up”

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 11 months ago

Sure, and we should define "growing up" as having mental capacity to provide for yourself. That's kind of getting into the weeds here though.