• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    I’m tired of feel-good stories about the community pitching in to help someone overcome the bleakness of capitalism during a time of need. This shouldn’t be necessary.

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    6 months ago

    On my best day this story will make me feel very sad. On a bad day I just really wish billionaires and those who aspire to be ones die (or get eaten)

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    6 months ago

    I’m wondering when we’re going to ask the big question, of whether or not burying people in a plot of land and putting up headstones is such a good thing.

    Not only does it lay claim to massive amounts of land, but plenty of burial grounds have already been defiled - mostly because they were native American burial grounds…

    But you know, Christian burials and the industry that exploits it.

    Burry me at sea please. Let my body nourish the fishes.

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        6 months ago

        Maybe. Maybe she felt powerless and wanted to do something, anything, to feel like she was contributing during the process. Without more context its hard to say. People act in weird ways when loved ones die, maybe she’s channeling her pain into something productive.

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          Karli had not had insurance, and on top of the grief felt from her loss, her family was tasked with thinking of ways to pay for her funeral costs.

          “We started doing stuff to come up with money to cover it all, and Emouree started this little lemonade stand,” Bordner said.

      • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Apparently you just as I did not read the article. After actually reading it, it seems that the girl is just a generous person and likes helping others. Nowhere does it specifically say they did jot have the funds for the tombstone and it might just be her way of coping. The title does still make it sound hella dystopian though.

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          6 months ago

          Karli had not had insurance, and on top of the grief felt from her loss, her family was tasked with thinking of ways to pay for her funeral costs.

          “We started doing stuff to come up with money to cover it all, and Emouree started this little lemonade stand,” Bordner said.

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          6 months ago

          You’re the type of person this sub targets, buddy.

          I’m sure you think the teacher who had to have their colleagues donate sick time so they could be with their child with cancer, or the kid who sold candles to pay for his friend’s wheelchair is heartwarming too.

          The whole point is that people having to do stuff like that in the first place is bad, and is the result of a very sick society.

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      6 months ago

      You are right though, this is a wonderful story of community coming together. I think much of the support isn’t really monetary but an outpouring of love trying to help a little girl cope with her loss. But I do agree that no one should have to experience monetary stress in times of crisis. We can all do better all of the time, not just some of the time.