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We don't earn it. (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's more like "you haven't earned the right to have other people keep you alive". I daresay it's related to how, after 40ish years of working and raising a family and being a good citizen you can retire and have the bar for "staying alive" set a lot lower for most.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’d amend that to: “You haven’t earned the right to have other people keep you alive after you grow up”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Sure, and we should define "growing up" as having mental capacity to provide for yourself. That's kind of getting into the weeds here though.