<![CDATA[Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?]]>Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

]]>https://forum.other.li/topic/ca25ad36-089a-4945-8634-dca942737586/just-a-thought-how-about-we-stop-shaming-the-poor-for-buying-things-that-may-not-be-essential-and-start-shaming-the-rich-for-making-a-profit-off-things-that-are-essentialRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 16:39:30 GMTSun, 19 Apr 2026 20:51:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:03:57 GMT]]>@Strandjunker Your rich when you have everything you need and poor when you don`t have everything you want

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://expressional.social/ap/users/116428943720011981/statuses/116433632435510029https://forum.other.li/post/https://expressional.social/ap/users/116428943720011981/statuses/116433632435510029Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:03:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:47:37 GMT]]>@rapsneezy2 @Strandjunker@mstdn.social Surviving might not be living in the sense of "living up to full human potential". But 99% of life on this planet is just surviving. Humans are priveleged and cursed to have a "thinking" brain.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://sfba.social/users/audiodude/statuses/116433568256345548https://forum.other.li/post/https://sfba.social/users/audiodude/statuses/116433568256345548Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:47:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:45:56 GMT]]>@Strandjunker exactly..flip the shame where it belongs

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Trixiemaina/statuses/116433561628174648https://forum.other.li/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Trixiemaina/statuses/116433561628174648Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential? on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:37:46 GMT]]>@Strandjunker

my reply isn't the best

but in real life I remind people that surviving isn't living

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