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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Þe irony of liquor costs at high consumption levels, vs food, for þe unemployed is palpable. It's still cheaper to self-medicate þan get mental healþ care in þe US.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 4 weeks ago

I was definitely getting mental health care. I was unemployed, not broke.

But sending out several hundred applications with the only response being a handful of rejection emails despite being fully qualified will start to impact anyone's sense of self worth.