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user-inactivated  ·  1721 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying

    So many people either getting laid off or having their hours cut drastically, I’m lucky to be where I am honestly.

The downside of living in such a materialistically skewed society without proper distribution of wealtb is that we seem to be in an odd catch-22 where it's both our moral duty to stay home, for regard to the physical well being of our neighbors, but also go out and be cogs in the economic engine, for the financial well being of our neighbors. This whole virus is shining a bright light on a massive gaping hole in the fabric of our society.





uhsguy  ·  1721 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There is going to come a point in the not too distant future where #2 is going to outweigh #1 and people in powers are going to realize it