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		krapp 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arthur Conan Doyle explored men’s mental health th... When you're poor in a capitalist society, money is hope.

delichon 3 months ago [–]

Exactly. You can hope for money. But if you have money and no hope, you're fucked.

krapp 3 months ago | [–]

I disagree. If you have money and no hope, you still have access to opportunities that poor people don't have. Hopelessness is a choice in that case.

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