Chrkeller said:
Here people are given freedoms to pursue their dreams. How people leverage said freedoms are their choice. But somebody who leverages their skillset to make a good living shouldn't feel guilty because somebody else wants entitlements for doing a lot less. I love fishing but I didn't pursue being a charter captain..... not my fault if others picked hobbies expecting a big pay off. |
Freedom to pursue their dreams, yeah.
There are people who don't have access to good education, because their parents can't afford it. They don't have access to decent healthcare, they've probably seen relatives die because of that. By the time they reach adulthood, they better get any job they can because that's the only way their family can sustain themselves. What are the jobs someone like this can get? Cleaning rich people's homes... working at a supermarket... fishing, like you say, maybe not even that though. Theft is an alternative too. Without a job, they're getting kicked out and will have to live on the street, so they'll take anything they get and these are the options. They don't have "freedom" to get into a university or chase after some fancy career. I wonder what kinds of dreams these people pursue.
And this isn't some random minority of people. It's closer to being a majority, actually. So be thankful you had the privilege to choose what to do with your life, because billions of people don't.
