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Trade alert:

Your parents get serotonin and dopamine

You get lifetime of wage slavery

You have no say in this trade deal.

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[–] zante@slrpnk.net 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Faydaikin 3 points 2 weeks ago

May not be deep, but it's pretty accurate.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And this is why I’m sterile.

I don’t want to be here, and I sure as shit don’t want to do that to someone else.. plus I don’t want to take care of some miniature asshole version of myself; I’m bad enough to deal with.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can barely tolerate guests. No way can I do that to myself let alone make someone stay with me who has no say in the matter.

[–] Dymonika 1 points 2 weeks ago

And have to worry about their health, happiness, and education... heck no!

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and don't forget to add taxes to that list

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] apotheotic 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'd pay even more taxes without a single complaint if they got big businesses and the uber rich to actually pay their taxes correctly and fully

[–] blibla@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

i don't get this, what's costing you this much monthly about your parents?