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“Growing up in poverty never did me any harm” insists man psychologically compelled to wish similar financial hardship on others (newsthump.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

that meme with two branching paths "growing up in poverty"
"developing extreme empathy for others in difficult situations"
"becoming a miserable bastard who just wishes poor people would go away"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Most people saying this shit were born on the third base with a silver spoon in their ass to senator's wife.

Rest are peasants who got rich and now feel the pressure to "fit in" with their new "friends"

Bootlickers is a separate discussion all together.