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It's honestly something I still struggle with. Issues of capitalism aside, I, from an objective standpoint, consume far more resources and services than I produce due to my disabilities. It often feels like I deserve less than I have, and I don't have a lot.
It's one of those confusing points in-between feeling blessed and feeling like a burden.
You're not a burden. It's the people we have to fight against who opposed you having a nice life, regardless of your abilities or disabilities who are the burden. They fight against supporting people with disabilities, old people, kids, immigrants, women, LGBTQ+, other religions, no religion, etc., etc., etc.
We have to fight for the right thing so much and on so many fronts. They are terrible people. If they didn't fight against us so much, you wouldn't have to doubt your worth. It's a them problem, not a you problem, but they like to make it your problem.
Billionaires don't want to pay their fair share. If no one was allowed to have more than $999,999,999.99 (which no one even needs), we could have UBI, free medical, free tuition, reasonable housing costs, food for everyone, on and on. They make it our problem, but it's not a problem with us.
I don't know if this helps, but your posts and comments always make my day just a bit better whenever I see them. Whatever else, you're contributing to myself feeling less of a burden from gestures broadly at everything
Thank you. Unironically it's one of the main reasons I post - I like to give people a little entertainment (the other reason being that I want the Fediverse to survive and thrive, and it needs activity for that).
I'm always happy to see you upvote and comment, by the way! Stay safe!
This. Pls take this to heart @PugJesus @PugJesus@lemmy.world especially your NCD posts really brighten my day
Thank you!
I live by the golden rule. Not about laws, religion, or any other bullshit. Just a simple do unto others as I would like others do unto me.
If I were disabled, I'd like to be taken care of, so I'm copasetic with disabled people being taken care of.
In my eyes, the whole reason we live in a society is to take care of one another. We overcame survival of the fittest and are ideally able to provide more resources than we collectively need so that everyone should be able to live a fulfilling life regardless of their personal circumstances. That's the society I want to live in anyway. I would never see you as a burden.
I was reading about a team of bankruptcy lawyers. They were talking to a client's wife about budgeting. They asked her what her minimum expenses for a month were. She said the absolute least she could survive on was $40,000 a month.
I have no idea what your condition is, but I'd bet everything that you aren't asking for $40,000 a month.
Well, I'd certainly ask for 40k a month, but I've yet to receive it XD
I too can only survive on 40 large a month. Courts you hear me? This I declare. Give me 40 large.
You don't pick your disabilities, and it could just as easily have been me instead. That's why I have zero problems with my tax money helping people who can't contribute as much. Hope you're doing alright!
Mostly I am. It's just a underlying current in my thoughts that's hard to shake. It doesn't rule my life or anything, it just... comes by intermittently.
One extravagant trip to Paris by oligarchs burns more resources than you do in your entire lifetime.
I want to second the other commenter and also tell you directly that I love your posts and comments too. It’s always a good day when I see PugJesus
Thank you! It does genuinely brighten my day to hear these comments