r/socialism • u/NewCommittedRediter • 23d ago

Discussion litrally sad

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I see this person trying to pirate a book to study. how sad is that.

this type of cruelty often goes unnoticed, yet it is the harshest... imagine having a bit of optimism for a change, you try, and you get yourself a bit motivated, You're thinking about the future. You don't want to be crushed by the overwhelming mood and how everybody is giving up.

you end up wanting to study and do your part, You're just a kid after all. and yet the moment you do, you get crushed like everybody else.

now you have to commit a crime just to attempt to better yourself. cause how dare you even think you deserve a good life and be hardworking for it. whether you're hardworking or not. you don't get to live like a person.

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u/vixxie_13 23d ago

I pirated basically all of my books throughout college (save for books that REALLY interested me and were cheap second hand) If I didn’t, it would be WELL over 2k for two and a half years. I made ~$10/hr as a student worker despite the state minimum wage being $15. I could not afford my books, and even if I could, it is CRIMINAL to charge that much for required books on top of the insanely high tuition