Well yes there are thousands that aren't, but thousands that are too.
To clarify my view on 'the unwashed' I would say that I don't believe everyone who is unemployed or working class to be deliberately idling their time away or sponging from the system.
I do very much believe that there is a smaller (and growing) subsection of society that does do just that all the same.
I think the majority of people make a different choice, and I do think for many it is a conscious one: They decide to avoid certain topics, surrounding money, debt, savings, retirement etc because it is a scary topic and one that requires a degree of financial savvy. People make the choice not to read the terms on the credit card, or learn about the impact of changing interest rates to a floating rate mortgage.
On the flip side, banks do exploit this and are scum for doing it.
But I remain certain that every day we live someone will throw something in our path to make life hard, it is how we navigate the path that is important, not how windy it has become. Complaining about how someone did this or that isn't going to help you on the path.
Like complaining that Maggie caused all these things, its like sitting on the couch eating pounds of chocolate crying at how fat you are. If you want change then change. That means change yourself.
Now, it could certainly be said that people should be allowed their moment of glutenous satisfaction, but you know its a little irking to read things like 'screw her family, I'm sure they can wash all their tears away with cash' and 'my grandmother killed herself cos of Maggie, I hope she rots' well, she meant something to some people too (actually not me) so I got annoyed by all this nonsense.
To clarify my view on 'the unwashed' I would say that I don't believe everyone who is unemployed or working class to be deliberately idling their time away or sponging from the system.
I do very much believe that there is a smaller (and growing) subsection of society that does do just that all the same.
I think the majority of people make a different choice, and I do think for many it is a conscious one: They decide to avoid certain topics, surrounding money, debt, savings, retirement etc because it is a scary topic and one that requires a degree of financial savvy. People make the choice not to read the terms on the credit card, or learn about the impact of changing interest rates to a floating rate mortgage.
On the flip side, banks do exploit this and are scum for doing it.
But I remain certain that every day we live someone will throw something in our path to make life hard, it is how we navigate the path that is important, not how windy it has become. Complaining about how someone did this or that isn't going to help you on the path.
Like complaining that Maggie caused all these things, its like sitting on the couch eating pounds of chocolate crying at how fat you are. If you want change then change. That means change yourself.
Now, it could certainly be said that people should be allowed their moment of glutenous satisfaction, but you know its a little irking to read things like 'screw her family, I'm sure they can wash all their tears away with cash' and 'my grandmother killed herself cos of Maggie, I hope she rots' well, she meant something to some people too (actually not me) so I got annoyed by all this nonsense.