My brother, father, stepfather, grandmother, both uncles, and 2 close friends are all unemployed; and I make 9. The other two people, my mom and one friend born into a better upbringing are employed.
People tell me all the time to step up and start earning my way. When the government has paid for your housing for the last 6 years and you see your loved ones starting to get older and no one can do anything about medical bills, support, or child care, it becomes obvious that I don’t even understand what stepping up could possibly look like. Or believe that it is possible at all.
People say it’s me. I surround myself with people who aren’t doing a lot. I surround myself with my family; what else?