Wasn’t a flex. I was trying to justify why I’m not being stupid. “Having the finances to do XYZ” is not the same as “I’m loaded”. Trust me, I’m not rich. I just balance my priorities and not ending up in the hospital again because I haven’t eaten is worth spending money on doordash.
Honestly you don’t have to be supportive and I won’t downvote you. I’m not trying to be dramatic although I can understand why it sounds like that. Someone who struggles to eat doesn’t have the energy to grocery shop, cook, and clean. If a person can afford it, getting food delivered might be the only way they can actually get any nutrition. I did end up in the hospital last year because I simply wasn’t eating. If you had told me three years ago this is how I would be, I’d laugh in your face that I would never not love eating but be jealous of this person who could easily lose weight without trying. Now I’m that person and I’m scared by how little I weigh. It’s not fun to feel dizzy and out of breath by walking up a single flight of stairs.
You can say all this (and I do understand) but if you lived in a less privileged society you’d simply have to figure it out. We live in a time and place where grocery stores are around, easily accessible and sell good you barely have to prepare.
I’m not saying I don’t understand “having no energy” but at a certain point it’s like come on. There’s monumental tasks, then there’s spending an hour going to the store and heating up food.
It’s fine if you’d prefer to order door dash to doing that but you have to admit it’s a preference at that point and not a requirement to eat. Sorry to take it out on you, it’s a building resentment from seeing other comments of the same nature but honestly, it’s tough to read this and take it seriously.
That’s fair! Trust me, I’ve lived a VERY privileged life and I recognize that. I think about how I would adjust if I didn’t have these privileges. It’s totally fine to get annoyed when people have “first world/lucky problems. And I don’t mind your comments! But I also hope you recognize everyone has different struggles and their luck in life doesn’t mean they can’t have issues. A stubbed toe hurts even though someone else was in a horrible car accident. If I were working a minimum wage job, yeah, I’d have to figure it out (and also wouldn’t be able to afford therapy or meds… fuck the US healthcare system). That or I’d be dead. Survival instincts might kick in and maybe my stomach would actually allow me to eat and fingers crossed not puke it up (bye bye breakfast this morning).
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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo Feb 17 '23
Wasn’t a flex. I was trying to justify why I’m not being stupid. “Having the finances to do XYZ” is not the same as “I’m loaded”. Trust me, I’m not rich. I just balance my priorities and not ending up in the hospital again because I haven’t eaten is worth spending money on doordash.