the thing about the "um excuse me if you're as poor as you say you are why don't you just sell all your most treasured possessions" thing that people love to trot out as some kind of "gotcha" is that they do not acknowledge how fucking soul-crushing it is to be in a situation that is already destroying your mental health and then be forced to sell one of the few things in your life that still bring you joy
Starting to be a little bit tired of people who, upon a disagreement, start feeling attacked, no matter how polite or reserved I'm being. I understand that not everyone feels comfortable having a discussion about any topic, but man, if me giving my opinion about any particular reason ends up with you feeling like I'm calling you out, I start to fucking doubt if you want a friend or just want me to agree with you.
Bit telling that for years and years evangelical religious extremists have been allowed on university campuses with their bullhorns and horrific imagery where they harass students into physical altercations and when students complain to the university’s administration they just shrug their shoulders citing freedom of speech but when those same tuition-paying students start protesting against war and genocide they call SWAT