Life Expenses in the UK

**Gandalf** · 12-17-2019 11:45 PM

Not low as in bad, but low as in anyone can do it. Anyone can tape boxes in a factory and no you better not rely on that being a 30 year career.

**Fatboxingfan** · 12-18-2019 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Not low as in bad, but low as in anyone can do it. Anyone can tape boxes in a factory and no you better not rely on that being a 30 year career.

You are completely marginalizing the emotionally unstable and the psychologically unstable and the emotionally unhealthy and the psychologically unhealthy and those who have nervous breakdowns and those whose suddenly minds snap, and those who have late onset disorders and that is millions of people right there we are talkin about maybe tens of millions

**Gandalf** · 12-18-2019 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by Fatboxingfan

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Not low as in bad, but low as in anyone can do it. Anyone can tape boxes in a factory and no you better not rely on that being a 30 year career.

You are completely marginalizing the emotionally unstable and the psychologically unstable and the emotionally unhealthy and the psychologically unhealthy and those who have nervous breakdowns and those whose suddenly minds snap, and those who have late onset disorders and that is millions of people right there we are talkin about maybe tens of millions

That is why there are hierarchies and most are in the middle and some at the top and some nearer the bottom. It is not a perfect ride for all and some catch up and others fall. Everyone will have a hard time at some point and everyone will die. You do what you can with the tools you have. You yourself point out that life can be cruel, unfair and that we turn to dust.

X · 12-18-2019 12:26 AM

I am very well paid nowadays, and I know that. It somewhat insulates you to many of the everyday concerns of normal and usual people. Very easy to become superior or moralistic about it all.

But I also have been very poor. Not the 'western' definition of poor, but really going to sleep at night hungry when I was a kid.

there are not too many steps/ bad decisions/ failures between any of us today becoming homeless, if you think about it.

Luck has got much more to do with it than we may wish to admit to ourselves?

**Fatboxingfan** · 12-18-2019 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by X

I am very well paid nowadays, and I know that. It somewhat insulates you to many of the everyday concerns of normal and usual people. Very easy to become superior or moralistic about it all.

But I also have been very poor. Not the 'western' definition of poor, but really going to sleep at night hungry when I was a kid.

there are not too many steps/ bad decisions/ failures between any of us today becoming homeless, if you think about it.

Luck has got much more to do with it than we may wish to admit to ourselves?

Yes that's why I always say is there but by the grace of God go we.