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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/PineappleNaan on 2023-11-06 15:37:34.

And corporations use it to their advantage. They want everyone to they are the hero of their story. That way they work as hard as possible, forgoing any personal care if needed.

Sure, they will randomly pick one person who becomes as their little display promotion, but spin it as everyone else is simply inadequate.

Yes. There are people out there that are exceptionally talented. But it’s not like we can reroll our abilities or something. And it’s even worse when apparent exceptionalism is tied to basic survival.

Statistics show people can’t afford a house IN GENERAL, well just work harder because one person managed to do it.

Data shows Americans have shitty mental health? No they don’t because that one talk show displayed an individual who found themselves through empowerment.

Americans are fat and lazy? Nope. Because someone claims to work 50 hours a week and still stay modestly fit. So obviously nothing is wrong. Get off TikTok wimp. You can’t turn of your brain. Change your lifestyle and use that time to EXERCISE

Exceptions will always exist, but unless comprehensive and systematic change occurs there will ALWAYS be general trends that nudge/seing population characteristics one way or the other.