Apparently me saying no to this wedding was the last straw for them, because they're always asking me to do things I can't afford and they don't seem to understand why I can't despite me telling them every time that I am poor. So now I'm the bad person because I'm totally being poor and "holding myself back" on purpose.

If they want to burn this bridge they can fuck right off. I've had enough of this shit.

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 50 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

"Just have even less comfort and joy in your life. Sleep less. Turn yourself into a revenue stream for capitalism and accept the fraction of your labor value you get back from your sacrifice." /r/GetMotivated

I have douchebag petite bourgeoisie relatives that have a similar attitude as OP's situation about their life-changing epiphany-laden "you haven't lived until you bungee jumped" world-hopping vacation flexing.

"You haven't lived until you've had authentic Turkish tea. Why haven't you gone to Turkey yet? Oh right, you're scared of trying new things. No excuses. No excuses is why I can get Turkish tea and you let life pass you by. Carpe diem. That's Latin, you know..." maybe-later-honey

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 33 points 6 months ago

Oh I hate this so much. If you want someone to try something you like, Gift it to them! Just buy them the treat rather than making them spend their own resources so you can feel good about your own taste in fucking treats.

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago (5 children)

The authenticity of tourist traps

You haven't lived until you've died and been reincarnated as a 16th century polymath in the Ottoman empire and write more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering, mathematics, mechanics, optics, and natural philosophy

[–] sharkfucker420@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago

I'll never be "a 16th century polymath in the Ottoman empire and write more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering, mathematics, mechanics, optics, and natural philosophy"

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

reincarnated as a 16th century polymath in the Ottoman empire and write more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering, mathematics, mechanics, optics, and natural philosophy

sicko-wistful

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

You haven't lived until you've died and been reincarnated as a 16th century polymath in the Ottoman empire and write more than ninety books on a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, clocks, engineering, mathematics, mechanics, optics, and natural philosophy

Man those isekai anime titles are getting longer every day

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

Best I can do is sail from Venice to Naples in the 17th century and be kidnapped by the Ottomans, in whose custody I become the slave of a man with whom I share a strong physical resemblance, and whom I instruct in Western science and technology, from medicine to astronomy.

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

No excuses. For the terror lenin-sure