• dwindling7373@feddit.it
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    11 days ago

    He should pull himself up by the bootstraps to proove his manly manliness?

    I love how we all agree on the general problem of capitalism but God forbid we apply it in our daily life.

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      11 days ago

      Decisions have consequences. Brother 1 chose to be 140K in debt. Brother 2 didn’t. It’s not Brother 2’s problem to solve.

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          Nah, they decided to buy a more affordable car with only a 3-star crash rating because they decided to get stressed about their only financing option being complete dogshit because of a wrecked economy, because they decided to have a job that required going into the office.

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          Sure, but nobody would choose to be in a car crash.

          Bro chose to go into debt. Big difference.

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            If that’s how you see our familiar relations sure, you’re your own individual. But boy I’d hate to be your family member.

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              “I chose [X] of my own free will. Now I’m unhappy with that choice. Fix it for me.” No.

              “Events outside my control have made things hard. Help?” Yes.

              See the fucking difference?

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                The difference is not my point at all.

                If my brother, at a very young age, had made the reasonable decision of pursuing higher education as a path in life, and due to a wide variety of circumstances is in financial trouble and I could help…

                Guess what, I’m helping. I do not give a fuck if there’s a difference, my guy. And I also know my brother would stop in the middle of a career defining work meeting and come rescue me if I was in trouble.

                And I wouldn’t trade that kind of relationship for your world view.

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          Probably them choosing to do the thing. Someone doing a PhD might be hoping to land a good job later on and be able to through that pay off the debt. Or they want to pursue their passion, even if it means debt. It’s a decision to go for those. Could’ve gone to trade school.