Crazily, I know someone who walked away from a profitable business to do just that.

Yes I have, yes it is, and I’ve learned to be a little more graceful and gracious about it.

Insincere, not addressing the issues, addressing them and repeating them, sorry-not-sorry.

Beet you to it

You are an over confident jackass.

Because I’ve never done that. 🙄

I don’t know where you are but they don’t do that in my southern state. Maybe you’re just privileged.

Yes. The water and kibble bowl gets swapped out and washed every couple of days, wet food bowl washed daily.

can get a lawnmower for a few hours of work

Not everyone has such a magical job.

That presumes educational, physical, finances aren’t obstacles.

Ah, my terseness didn’t serve either of us. My apologies!

The point I wanted to make is that it does not serve one’s self to throw their hands up in the air, exclaim that there is no point, wait for society to magically fix itself, and do nothing but complain on the Internet.

I believe that we are stronger and more resilient than we give ourselves credit for,

We are in perfect alignment, here.

and maybe that’s where I concede I might have rose tinted glasses.

No, the preceding statement is true and correct, in my estimation. The only issues would be will and focus, and with practice, these are remedied.

Edit to add: all this presumes upwardly mobile jobs are actually available, the body and mind meet the physical and intellectual requirements, and transportation isn’t an issue.

I would posit that rose-colored glasses serve the capitalist class, and that it serves the interest of labor to make realistic assessments and adjust behavior accordingly. That is a message of strategy and success.

That cost labor to buy.

That world is gone.

Then it takes more hours to pay for the machine.

Plus it’s a badass song and the words fit the situation.

Sundown summer is fading Run now here the winter comes Deep down in some snow drift Frozen fire, you thought you’d found the lift

Show down it’s a Mexican standoff And the river she is the prize Oh to float away on her current To the sea lover To the sea

And I know there’s a song in the wind to the sky And I know there’s a song for you and I What I don’t know is if we’ll hear it I’m losing spirit Baby sing to me_

I’m not dispirited, this moment, this is just the song that popped into my head. Weird, since I’ve neither thought of nor heard it in a couple or three decades.

Then so is fb, game chat, r*ddit and Lemmy.

I know, but for the insides to hold up that long for that price nowadays is decent. In older days, shoes were made to last longer, and specifically fitted at the heel and toe.

China is socialist.

It won’t in socialism. China is doing rather well, overall.