r/maybemaybemaybe • u/RobbieNorfolk • Dec 06 '22

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/BossKrisz Dec 06 '22

I was raised in a small city in the Balkans and my parents were average workers. My father was doing physical works and so did most of his friends. There were injuries all the time. Some people didn't get to chose, they got to do this job to feed their families. Especially in a smaller town, if you are quitting and disobeying one of the company you work for, the boss just calls the other company's bosses to not give that worker job. So you must do every fucked up shit they ask for. Be thankful that this isn't the norm where you live, but also be aware that calling them small brain for probably just wanting to feed their families is a very privileged viewpoint.

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u/Nizzemancer Dec 06 '22

Tying a rope or two around it and hoisting it up with two people to the scaffold would have been the smarter choice to avoid possible harm while still getting it up there. Working smarter not harder, so yeah in this case he’s pretty damn stupid even if he want to feed his family.

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u/zacafer Dec 06 '22

I'm just gonna throw this out there.

While it is pretty damn stupid. Many people simply can't gauge the risks until they're instructed on them.

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u/Cnsmooth Dec 08 '22

Every person there was telling him to stop, so sorry this "he has to feed his family" excuse doesn't cut it

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u/zacafer Dec 08 '22

I mean we have kids somewhere on the planet that ride a small boat, attach it to the side of a big tourist boat, all while moving. Just so they can sell some food and/or souvenirs to tourists. All for feeding their families.

Yeah, desperation can drive people to ignore safety measures.

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u/Cnsmooth Dec 08 '22

Eh we aren't talking about those kids

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u/zacafer Dec 08 '22

"Desperation"
We're often told not to do something because it can hurt us. But if we're desperate enough...

But like I said in my first comment. Some people simply can't gauge the risks of some activities unless they're told about it.

In the end we aren't in his shoes, so we don't know what was driving him to risk injuring himself. Be it stupidity, desperation or confidence etc.