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DanielBWeston t1_j9xb7nx wrote

Reply to A 2-year-old boy was lost in the Florida woods for 24 hours. Everyone feared the worst. Hundreds of volunteers came out to look for him. One volunteer came to a fork in a field: right or left? He trusted his gut, went left and soon heard a whimper. It was the little boy, crying but in good health. by ConquerWyoming

I've often thought that gut instinct is stuff that's seen or heard, but not consciously noticed. In this case, perhaps the left path looked more recently trodden or something.

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JonnySoegen t1_j9xa08o wrote

Reply to comment by Mehnard in A dying baby turtle survived after drifting 4,000 miles to Ireland by KatzMwwow

That’s where I began to wonder… (actually after that 12hrs round trip of the rehabilitation guy), how much effort is justified for a single creature?

I love that they’re taking care and making sure it survives, but is it an endangered species? They wouldn’t do that for every other animal, right? Like a malnourished seagull for example.

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SoraUsagi t1_j9x8yh6 wrote

Reply to comment by seataytle in Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement by fgfgfgg

I get where you're coming from. I really do. However, I've had a different experience.

My girlfriend and I moved in together when we were 20. I was working quasi part time, and she definitely part time. We had our first kid a year later. By now I was full time working at Walmart, at minimum wage. We never applied for food stamps. We had our second kid two years later. I got fired form my job (totally my fault, unfortunately) now my wife and i were both working "part time". We bought our house in 2013, and I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease the same year when i almost died. (that was a fun 13k bill)

My wife and i didn't do anything special. We showed up to work every day, we worked hard, and we went home.

I have a hard time getting people to show up for their shifts now. People complain about money, but when I offer them extra shifts, they don't want the hours. 4-5 hours a day is the most I can get out of them. "8hrs is a long day..."

So I have a very hard time listening to "how do you expect to save money in this economy?!". There are absolutely things wrong in the world. Corporate greed is definitely an issue. But this pessimistic look on life isn't helping either. You want free healthcare? Maybe young adults should actually show up to vote in all elections, local up to federal. You know who does show up to every election? The "fuck you, I got mine" generation.

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