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		caditinpiscinam 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fea... Wealth should be a source of power and agency, not an excuse for getting dogwalked. On the bright side, given that kids and houses and spouses are all becoming luxury items, there may be fewer people in the future who have to make that choice. "Learn to live on lentils, and you will not have to be subservient to the king"

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dheera 3 days ago [–]

> Wealth

Working at Amazon isn't wealth.

Wealth is not having to work in order to live.

> Learn to live on lentils

I'd rather not be vitamin deficient, even if it means being subservient to the king.

Guarantee me health, food, water, shelter for life, and then maybe we can talk about the ethics of the king.

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