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astral_dramayesterday at 1:24 PM1 replyview on HN

> Who produces the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the house you live in, the energy you use, the medicine you consume, etc.

The able do. The disabled would love to work hard and earn a nice paycheck. It's a privilege to be able to work and be in good health. Hopefully you don't have to learn that the hard way.


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avalysyesterday at 1:43 PM

A privilege, really? Who bestows that privilege?

I am certainly sympathetic to people who are genuinely disabled.

That doesn’t mean we have to lie to ourselves that they are being productive by sitting around reading books.

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