• Gay_Tomato [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.net
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        9 months ago

        Why is this random stranger expected to support this old man until death instead of the old man’s family or the government? Its on them to figure out a way to support the old man now that he can’t extort someone for a living. Like what are they even offering this guy in exchange for taking care of their father? Nothing but litigation? Guess the old man wasn’t that important. edgeworth-shrug

        • MaoTheLawn [any, any]@hexbear.net
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          9 months ago

          The government should be supporting him. There should a good enough system in place that it’s normal to care for our elders. That is not the reality.

          Old man is a tiny part of a vast system. Yeah, fine, we can be scientific Marxists and outline the implicit relationships going on here, or we can be compassionate leftists and see that this clearly is a weird hill to die on.

          In my eyes, if you’re living with a serious disability in a nation where there is a terrible social safety net then hey, fuck it, landlord a small property. I don’t really care. I’ve got bigger shit to fry. There will never be a ruling disabled class.