Your worldview is so centered on productivity that you can only imagine disabled people having value if they generate labor. Human worth doesn’t come from output.
The most sophisticated thing you can do when someone doesn’t know what they want with you is to remain someone who knows exactly what they want with themselves.
Literally everyone deserves to go out for dinner, buy coffees, wear quality clothing and have fun experiences whilst also being able to afford rent, groceries, bills & have a little left over for savings no matter what job they do. Why is that so absurd to some people?
The hardest working person in the world likely lives in poverty. Hard work almost never translates to wealth. But exploitation of labor often does. The hard work myth needs to dıė
“No one is forcing you to work at that job you hate.”
Rent is due, health insurance is tied to employment, groceries aren’t free. Utilities will get cut off, student loans don’t pause, and homelessness is one bad month away. Yeah, yeah. Totally voluntary.