I’m in my 30s so I should be used to this by now, but this shit is getting so stressful guys. I have no savings, my checking account is drained every month with rent, and if there’s ever a serious emergency I have no safety net, I’m legitimately fucked. I’m one unplanned expense away from absolute ruin. Those in the same boat as me, how do you deal with this?

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    I have the same view. People commit crime as they feel they’re not benefiting from the “social contract”, as in it pays to be a civil member of society. Well if you’re not getting what you need then you have to get it elsewhere and hence crime.

    I regularly tricked the scales on supermarkets by scanning similar weight items and bagging the expensive thing whilst scanning the cheaper one. Or claiming orders didn’t arrive so I could get it again and then return one. Same for order something expensive and saying they sent a cheaper version. Sony XM4 for cheap for example.

    To even more elaborate and long winded scams which I won’t detail here.

    Like you, I have had some lucky breaks and I am doing better now, but I will still take what I can from massive corporations as in my eyes, whether right or wrong, they do it to.

    Give people a chance at a life and they won’t be criminals. Well most won’t.

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      Why are you ordering Sony XM4s if you’re “broke”? Sounds like you’re just a scumbag who wants to justify being a scum bag to society.

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        If I didn’t have a laptop or the money to buy one, I’d steal one because I wouldn’t be able to make money without one. Is a laptop a human right? No, not even close. Am I able to feed myself without access to a computer? Not really, no.

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        Lol how does that make him a scumbag to society? He’s not hurting the rest of the herd by doing this.

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          When you steal, somebody gets hurt. If you encourage many people to steal, employers go bankrupt or have to downsize, letting employees go. But XM4 is a human right?

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            How is stealing a product any different than wage theft from large corporations, families like the sackler being literal drug dealers and paying a fine, etc.

            In my og comment I clearly stated that when people feel like society isn’t working for them then what use is following the rules.

            FYI: It’s easier to get some XM4s to sell for bills and food than to steal a whole food shop.

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                Thanks.

                The way I see life is we are here by chance for a limited time. Imma do what I have to do survive, but not just survive but enjoy it too.

                I have this view for all laws really. I don’t not kill people because it’s illegal, more I don’t want to kill people and if I did then still the cons far outweighs the pros. It’s just a matter of choosing where you draw the line.

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              How is stealing a product any different than wage theft from large corporations

              It’s not different, both are unethical and illegal.

              In my og comment I clearly stated that when people feel like society isn’t working for them then what use is following the rules.

              So if you feel you’re entitled to a luxurious lifestyle without having to work for it, you can steal and rob?

              FYI: It’s easier to get some XM4s to sell for bills and food than to steal a whole food shop.

              So, did you sell those for bills and food or did you use them?

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            When you steal, somebody gets hurt

            The folks at amazon and sony can cry their little hearts out.