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[โ€“] qwertyWarlord@lemmy.world 73 points 11 months ago (43 children)

Alternate viewpoint: We're forged in the fires of adversity. No longer are things easy or handed to us, we make our own road. We learn, teach ourselves, work our passions and figure things out against all odds. We're stronger, wiser and ultimately happier for it, despite outward appearances

[โ€“] cals11@programming.dev 34 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yeah thats cool. But I'd rather be a white dude growing up in the 60s. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Life on easy difficulty.

[โ€“] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] cals11@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] QwertySpace@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Life wasn't easy for all white guys. Some white guys were living through the AIDS crisis. Some white guys were... Italian.

[โ€“] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net -2 points 11 months ago

Methinks, it's your empathy holding you back more than anything else

At least in the modern world

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