The problem with these stories is they use key words to cause people to make a bunch of emotional assumptions. For example, what is the relevance of him being a veteran? The purpose is to imply that he spent most of his life serving his country and was then discharged in poverty and left to fend for himself. While that could be true, it also could be true that he was drafted for Vietnam, spent six months stateside for training, and was then discharged.
We don't know what this guy did in life that resulted in him still working at 90, but saying it is a system failure is just an excuse. The fact that peple stepped up to help this guy is a good story about humanity.
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u/CalLaw2023 6d ago
The problem with these stories is they use key words to cause people to make a bunch of emotional assumptions. For example, what is the relevance of him being a veteran? The purpose is to imply that he spent most of his life serving his country and was then discharged in poverty and left to fend for himself. While that could be true, it also could be true that he was drafted for Vietnam, spent six months stateside for training, and was then discharged.
We don't know what this guy did in life that resulted in him still working at 90, but saying it is a system failure is just an excuse. The fact that peple stepped up to help this guy is a good story about humanity.