• @daqqad
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    -71 year ago

    I moved where I am 4 years ago. I was able to afford it by working hard as fuck and saving every penny. I didn’t inherit shit from my parents and we came to US in late 90s.

    Am I a shitty person for not wanting a homeless housing anywhere near my neighborhood? Fuck it, I’ll take it one further - I don’t even want apartment buildings anywhere near me.

    I’m not an exception. Vast majority of people around me are immigrants with similar stories.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      The shittiness stems from the motivation.

      I don’t want homeless people because nobody should be homeless. You don’t want homeless people because you think they’re gross.

      We are not the same.

        • @solstice
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          21 year ago

          I worked my ass off to get my degrees and professional license plus getting a foothold in the industry and so on. I barely made it - and I have all the advantages in the world. It’s really really hard to succeed even if you have everything going for you. The “make your own luck” and bootstraps mentality is pure hubris IMO. They want to pretend they are special and didn’t have any support I guess.

    • @SCB
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      31 year ago

      am I a shitty person

      Yes