When It’s Too Bad But You Don’t Want To Leave

I imagine this won’t last long, so read while you can.

I absolutely despise american “work yourself to death or you don’t deserve to live” culture

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

And I despise anyone who buys into the “millennials are lazy and entitled” bullshit. we overwork ourselves tremendously just to make the bare minimum, we don’t get benefits or proper healthcare, we are exhausted and judged and most of us have absolutely no choice about it

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

But I hate the idea that you have to work yourself to death to deserve to live. It’s colonial bullshit. It’s ableist. It’s rooted in racism. It was literally the slogan of Auschwitz. And it’s enforced by a class of people who historically were so lazy they used slavery to survive

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

And I’m so sick of being called lazy. When I work, I work hard. I don’t half ass anything. But I get harassed by older folks for not having a full time job during the year when I’m a FUCKING FULL TIME STUDENT

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

And yeah, I know I seem to sleep a lot. In case you didn’t know, I’m crazy. My illnesses and my meds can make me so tired that I can’t fight it. It’s a symptom of depression. It’s fundamental for me to function normally. So maybe don’t be such a judgmental asshole about it.

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

And just because you may have gone through a lot of shit and still were able to get up and work all day every day and be absolutely miserable, doesn’t mean you can criticize those who can’t. Believe me I hate lazy people as much as the next guy.

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

but “lazy” is choosing to put in minimum effort when you have no reason to do so. when you’re healthy and well rested and capable but just “don’t feel like it.”

some of us cannot handle an insane workload bc we have other shit in our lives that robs us of our energy.

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

we do not all have the same capacity for this shit. demanding that we overwork ourselves is ableist.

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

in high school I got home late one night from a band trip so I didn’t go to school so I could rest &catch up on hw. when I returned to school, my angry old chemistry teacher decided to yell at me in front of the whole class bc “I still come to work even when i’ve been up til 4am”

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

1. it is OKAY TO TAKE A DAY OFF. IT IS OKAY TO REST. Just bc you choose not to doesn’t mean everyone else must torture themselves. Maybe you would be such an angry old man if you rested every once in a while.
2. it’s none of your goddamn business why I wasn’t there.

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

the point is it’s very unhealthy to overexert yourself way passed what you can tolerate and nobody should shame you for not doing that

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

I guess this is a thing people do whenever their tweets blow up so hey if any of y’all wanna support my education i’ll FINALLY be graduating this spring with a degree in environmental science and over $30,000 in debt https://t.co/7WK3bJZ0nQ

— po wičata gail (@raccorns) August 21, 2018

We Have Ourselves a First World….

What’s The Problem Here?

I read these tweets this morning and shook my head at the donation at the end. I know nothing about the person tweeting this. This person though is an undesirable hire for any employer and not cut out for this world. It’s not her fault she believes that everyone should be equal and the world is a happy place.

Here’s my world view from today’s perspective. We live on the Earth in a massive solar system. After thousands of Earth years of practice, people have come up with societal systems to be most productive, harmonized, and just. The United State practices Capitalism. This is a system where the harder you work, the more money you get paid, the better your life can be. It’s produced what some recognize as the “best” system out there. There are countless other countries who have systems that they use to varying degrees.

To start this woman’s rant with America’s “work yourself to death or you don’t deserve to live” rhetoric…you don’t have to be here. It would be a tremendous idea to gather up all the people who have a problem with this and export them to their own Lord of the Flies world. That way they can see how far they get with their “work themselves to death” philosophy. Do you think Tom Hanks thought he should be given fish in Castaway?

People like this woman are the problem, not the solution. They spout White privilege and uneven playing fields when they’re the ones who allow it to exist. I’m not in favor of harsh systems for inept people, but they should be transferred. I’m honestly not sure if it’s inhumane to make someone leave to see what it’s like somewhere else. If I was the President, I’d enact a removal phase for violaters and transport them to random areas of the planet with a minimal stay of 3 months. See how they like other areas before complaining.