Posted by: Harlow
Posted by: Garem
I still don't see how you came to the conclusion that I somehow conceded that I'm on welfare.
Let me line this up for you.
1. I say something along the lines of "get off welfare and get a job".
2. You say "no."
The assumption to be made here is that you have conceded that my claim (even though it was one made in jest) was accurate, you just refused to listen to my advice to change the status quo - a status quo that you and I both just agreed on when you said "no".
The correct way to respond to me, assuming that you are in fact employed and not on welfare, is "I'm employed and not on welfare. You should stop acting superior, Harlow." Maybe add on something about my massive package if it behooves you to do so.
Anyway, you don't have to have a good job or move up the hierarchy to "go somewhere in life." The only thing that matters is individual happiness and a sense of self-worth. Someone could be working minimum wage at the Burger King and have that.
Well then let's hope that your future significant other and hypothetical children agree with your current point of view. I don't really think those odds are very high.
I was trying to imitate your post but change the wording. Anyway, I used "no" as a general negatement of your assumption.
And I agree that the odds are low, but that's only because most people who could be my significant other are still corrupted by the selfish and phony attitude of society. A quote by John Lennon pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter.
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."