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you don't need consumerism or mass media to be happy (slrpnk.net)

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[–] DillyDaily 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think you're underestimating how much labour the global poor perform in a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.

But yes, many of these things can be possible if you prioritise them for your mental health, my point is just that it's not always easy to prioritise mental health when you're focused on physical survival.

But obviously, if you can include these things in your routine, you absolutely should, there are virtually no downsides.

[–] DingoBilly -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I don't think I am actually.

I think it's almost impossible to miss every single one of these all the time. I have worked with the extremely poor, and watched documentaries of people in third world countries regularly. Most people even those who are literal third world slaves (indebted for life) can still regularly enjoy at least 2 of these things regularly.

I'm not saying it's not shit and that ideally everyone should experience all of them, but it's unrealistically cynical and nihilistic to think everyone poor is just miserable and doesn't enjoy anything.