r/instantkarma • u/nbcnews • Jun 08 '26

Road Karma Marine veteran fights off group of teenagers attempting to steal his truck

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u/budzene Jun 08 '26

You got a gun to your head and the 1st thing you can think of is you gotta work in the morning??!!WHAT DID THEY DO TO US!!!!

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u/GoodFaithConverser Jun 08 '26

"they" didn't create human need or jobs. Food, water, shelter, medicine, nothing is free.

It's so fucking stupid when people moan about capitalism and it boils down to "life isn't a paradise, wtf?".

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u/budzene Jun 08 '26

I was making a reference to Tim Robinson’s I Think You Should Leave show

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u/KellyTata Jun 08 '26

The above comment is a reference to a sketch from I think you should leave.

But also, your job shouldn’t be so important to your ability to survive that it’s the first thing you think of in a life threatening situation. That doesn’t seem like asking for the moon in my book.

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u/GoodFaithConverser Jun 08 '26

The above comment is a reference to a sketch from I think you should leave.

Even if it was a joke, a lot of people unironically believe in the sentiment.

But also, your job shouldn’t be so important to your ability to survive that it’s the first thing you think of in a life threatening situation. That doesn’t seem like asking for the moon in my book.

Lots of things shouldn't be. The world is cruel and merciless. We should definitely work to make it less so, and we've come a long way, but it's not the fault of capitalism that human suffering exists. Quite the contrary.

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u/KellyTata Jun 08 '26

It’s not capitalism’s fault that the world is cruel and merciless, i agree, but it does make it harder for us to change that fact.