People's obsession with others "not having a real job"

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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/la_vie_en_rose1234 on 2024-11-17 23:02:11+00:00.

I've come across people freaking out about Amberlynn Reid not having a job again and it makes me think about how TRIGGERED people get about someone "not having a job".

Someone posted a whole rant about how they could not ever imagine not working and how it makes them feel needed and get out and have friends and how they would unalive themselves if they "had to live like her" (as if you could either work or sit at home being depressed and watching TV all day, no other options).

Others chimed in how she "at least needs to volunteer to give back". Why? Seriously, WHY does she have to volunteer and someone who is sitting in a cubicle for 8 hours a day is automatically absolved? Assuming both pay taxes, the one who is working a traditional job is NOT automatically "giving back" more.

It's not just "these people live off of my tax money". Youtubers, escorts and co generally pay taxes (and a lot of 1% are all about tax fraud and making sure that they don't have to pay higher taxes for their generation wealth they supposed "worked for" so hello double standard).

Literally why do you CARE? Yes, some people need to be deplatformed--because they are dangerous or exploiting others (family channels, Mr. Beast) but "sO tHeY hAvE tO gEt A REAL jOb" shouldn't be part of that equation. I don't care if they go to an office every day as long as they stop doing the dangerous/exploitative thing! Yes, some of them are shitty people but do they really think just having a job would make them stop being shitty people? Attention seeking people like that would be on social media spreading their bullshit in their free time PLUS others would have to endure working with them every day. But you could sleep better at night knowing that this asshole over there has to sit in a cubicle for most of their waking hours too? Is that it?

It just reeks of jealously. Of this person I don't like (for whatever reason, valid or invalid) doesn't have to sit at work for 8 hours every day while I do and that pisses me off. They swear up and down that they actually love working and how it makes them feel sooo needed and gives their life meaning and whatever bullshit...but if you REALLY love it that much, why do you care that someone you dislike anyway is missing out on that wonderful thing? If I loved work as much as they swear to and hated a certain social media personality so much, I'd think that they don't deserve something as wonderful as work anyway rather than getting triggered that they don't have a job.

Also funny how everyone screams about how we don't have enough jobs but then wants people that don't need them to take one from someone who actually does just so you can sleep at night knowing that Amberlynn's overweight ass goes to the office just like you?