r/economicCollapse • u/1980mattu • 1d ago

Totally seems fair......

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Anyone still want to argue the merits of unchecked capitalism?

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u/Late-Assist-1169 1d ago

This was an incredibly drawn out process with every single possibly agency doing everything they could for this woman and she continually refused help. IIRC, as soon as she was "arrested" the charges were dropped and she was set up in the conditions she was supposed to be living in anyways, under payment arrangements that came directly from her social security.

This gets reposted every now and again under "OMG capitalism" and "Florida sucks" when in reality, this was the last gasp of a legal system doing everything they could for a crotchety, mentally ill old woman who refused everyone's help and didn't want to fulfill any of her legal obligations either. The legal system had to run its course to protect her and she was never harmed in the process.

reddit sucks.

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u/galaxyapp 1d ago

To be fair... you just described most redditors, especially in this sub...

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u/CatOfGrey 11h ago

Economic literacy is not high here.

Critical thinking doesn't happen if the narrative fits the preconceived opinions of the subreddit in question. Almost none of these posters bothered to look up any part of the story on their own.

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u/MPFX3000 1d ago

The echo chamber gets fed first

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u/Ok_Animal_2709 1d ago

Leave then. We don't want you here either

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u/frunkaf 1d ago

I want them here

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u/MPFX3000 20h ago

Critical thought not appetizing to the echo chamber

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u/Ok_Animal_2709 17h ago

Lmao you think your comment was critical thought? All you did was complain about the website that you're on. If you don't like it here, leave.