r/antiwork - Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like.

[Wallace]

The clergy were some of the most universally respected members of their societies.

Meanwhile, what we're dealing with here are potentially cashed-up people with the personality of basement dwellers.

All the more reason to define themselves as the new clergy.

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Because if this is you:
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The only thing that held them back was their luck.

(I do believe that luck matters in how successful you become, but hard work is also an extremely important aspect. Every successful person is hard working, but not all hard working people are successful.)

Luck helps, but having some perseverance and willingness to compromise helps too. Maybe that means taking a job in another state, or starting out in a field you're not crazy about. You can stay there for a couple of years and then move up. Luck can never beat sloth and entitlement.

Or maybe they just don't like being told that their gender studies degree that they paid $300k for is worthless. At some point, if you want to grow up you have to think about something besides your own immediate emotional gratification.

 

[Fentanyl Floyd]

Yeah dad how dare you work to provide for your family.

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[ABE LINN COHN]

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Yeah dad how dare you work to provide for your family.

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So it's an antinatalist doomsday cult. Never trust the opinions of someone who doesn't have children and doesn't want to.

 

[Fentanyl Floyd]

So it's an antinatalist doomsday cult. Never trust the opinions of someone who doesn't have children and doesn't want to.

And after looking through the OP's post history, it (unsurprisingly) turns out he's a lazy druggie and an anarchist.

 

[ABE LINN COHN]

And after looking through the OP's post history, it (unsurprisingly) turns out he's a lazy druggie and an anarchist.

say it ain't so

 

[Fentanyl Floyd]

say it ain't so

At least he has some respect for firefighters

 

[Yeeted Teet]

Luck helps, but having some perseverance and willingness to compromise helps too. Maybe that means taking a job in another state, or starting out in a field your not crazy about. You can stay there for a couple of years and then move up. Luck can never beat sloth and entitlement.

Interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence are things that often get brushed off as luck, but they're also very important. Being likeable will give you a big edge if you're competing for a position with someone otherwise equally qualified, and sometimes even more qualified than you. Being aware and capable of adjusting your social mask to fit the "culture" of your work environment can mean you're the one kept on when your department is downsizing. It makes people more inclined to offer opportunities, help out, and give you leeway if you make mistakes.

People who like to sit around all day crying on the internet lack these traits.

 

[Wallace]

Interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence are things that often get brushed off as luck, but they're also very important. Being likeable will give you a big edge if you're competing for a position with someone otherwise equally qualified, and sometimes even more qualified than you. Being aware and capable of adjusting your social mask to fit the "culture" of your work environment can mean you're the one kept on when your department is downsizing. It makes people more inclined to offer opportunities, help out, and give you leeway if you make mistakes.

People who like to sit around all day crying on the internet lack these traits.

And you don't learn them by spending all of your waking hours either on Reddit, playing video games, doing drugs or masturbating.

 

[R.E.O. Spedwagon]

People who put down other people's successes as "luck" usually ignore how much of it comes down to identifying opportunities and capitalizing on them, which are fundamental prerequisites of success. Unless you happen to stumble upon a winning lottery ticket; inherit your money; or obtain a ceremonial position through nepotism, all that "luck" does is open a door. You still have to notice it and put in the work to make use of it, because if you let it pass you by, someone else will just take it for themselves.

It's no surprise that people who make no effort to gain meaningful skills or put in more than the bare minimum of effort find few opportunities coming their way.

 

[Baphomet_Chan]

I can see how this goes in any pre-employment society: An adult member of the tribe refuses to do anything to contribute.
Tribe A: Kicks the dead weight out of the tribe.
Tribe B: Knows who will be the backup food supply if the hunt goes bad.
Tribe C: Found the perfect candidate for the annual sacrifice to the gods of plenty.

 

[Cousin It]

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A bit off topic, but the sheer laziness of this comic infuriates me. It's the fucking same picture each panel with different text. Everything they did with the dinos could be just as easily accomplished with stick figures. I know low-effort strawman webcomics are nothing new, but hell this one got to me for some reason.

 

[Toolbox]

A bit off topic, but the sheer laziness of this comic infuriates me. It's the fucking same picture each panel with different text. Everything they did with the dinos could be just as easily accomplished with stick figures. I know low-effort strawman webcomics are nothing new, but hell this one got to me for some reason.

Well, this person believes that if you don't work for anything you could somehow "luck" yourself into a perfect career, so why try to put effort into anything?

 

[The Curmudgeon]

According to Matthew Rozsa over at Salon, work should be canceled. (Alternet version)

Here's a snippet I took from the Alternet version:

The Alternet version also has some obnoxious commentary. Here are two comments from the same guy that I found particularly cringey:

 

[Gingervitis]

According to Matthew Rozsa over at Salon, work should be canceled. (Alternet version)

Here's a snippet I took from the Alternet version:

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Oh god, its this guy

 

[The Curmudgeon]

Oh god, its this guy
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Well that just makes it worse!

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

The Alternet version also has some obnoxious commentary. Here are two comments from the same guy that I found particularly cringey:

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I bet Chief Worksnomore there thinks the baskets came from some fruity craft store instead of, you know, women going out into the wild and gathering every bit of material necessary before spending lots of time weaving it into the correct shape for scooping up said fish. WTF are they teaching in underwater basket weaving these days?

 

[MrAnnoyingDude]

 

[KimCoppolaAficionado]

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Temporary situations =/= long-term solutions, retards.

 

[Monolith]

Temporary situations =/= long-term solutions, retards.

Lol you still think kung flu is temporary

 

[KimCoppolaAficionado]

Lol you still think kung flu is temporary

Lol you still believe governments are magic.