• sunzu@kbin.run
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    3 months ago

    Right but why is the society at large under so much pressure during time of prosperity

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      3 months ago

      The U.K. isn’t prosperous though; not any more. It’s a country where lots of wealthy people live, but in terms of median income and bottom percentiles it’s very poor.

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        3 months ago

        I think that’s their point. That this is a time of prosperity, asterisk, for the few.

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      3 months ago

      No arguments with you my friend. People are feeling bad despite traditional indicators saying otherwise, which may have been a factor in the piece of trash’s decision to do what they did. Hopelessness and seeking fame is a bad combo