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  • Hathaway@lemmy.ziptoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldwillpower
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    22 days ago

    I’m in my upper 20’s, I have a lot of friends I would honestly describe as having a gambling “issue”, it’s a spectrum, some are worse than others. However, I do find it interesting that my peers are so disenfranchised, they’d rather spend time and whatever limited money they have, trying to hit a lottery, rather than work and attempt to move through the social ladder or whatever.

    Now, I say all of that, to say, how are we, as a society, okay with this? How is it that I would put my life trajectory in the hands of a digital slot machine? Well, the simple answer is capitalism.

    The Roman’s thought it had to be “bread and circus” imagine how stupid they must feel, all you need is a circus to keep your population from coming together.

    Anyway, rant over. This image makes me sad.

    Edit: I do know this is a shitpost lol sorry for taking the piss. But, it’s been topical for me recently.





  • Hathaway@lemmy.ziptoScience Memes@mander.xyzUS education
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    This sounds similar to my childhood. Glad to know there are others. Growing up like that, I didn’t understand the stigma around homeschooling, however, seeing how some of my homeschool “peers” around me turned out, we’re a fraction of a fraction my friend. Thanks for sharing.