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aredridel@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Aria Stewart") wrote:

Our collective sense of entitlement is getting in the way of doing the work to get things improved.

"But they should _____"
Sure but they is we.

"But nobody should go hungry"
Okay and? HOW DO WE DO THAT? Let's build it! It's not just going to happen! Government isn't a magical provider! It's us! Sometimes complaining fixes things but mostly small things.

"They should run the busses all night."
Okay so let's work the system to get it right.

Things cost money. Systems take care to build and maintain. They don't just happen. Sometimes trade-offs have to be made.