Comment by ilovefrog
6 days ago
I don't care about this identity thing at all. I only care about survival. If I am unemployed long enough in America, I will eventually die. I worry about not being able to pursue things that matter to me because I am going to die.
This article is written for someone who doesn't need money.
> If I am unemployed long enough in America, I will eventually die.
Not wrong.
I think this "I will die" thought is one of the persistent fallacies that create stress for people who are unemployed (and keep the currently-employed quiet and compliant).
Everyone should consider, will you actually die? And - the converse - do you think you'll avoid death forever?
> Everyone should consider, will you actually die?
Depends on where you live. I had the luck of losing everything once. I also had the luck of living in Florida at the time.
Non-homeless, just intoxicated people have frozen to death outside where I live now.