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CAE_Jones comments on On not getting a job as an option - Less Wrong Discussion

36 Post author: diegocaleiro 11 March 2014 02:44AM

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Comment author: JTHM 11 March 2014 05:13:26AM 1 point [-]

Do you consider food, shelter, and clothing to be optional? You know those things cost money, right?

Comment author: CAE_Jones 11 March 2014 06:24:47AM 2 points [-]

Unemployment/disability benefits can help pay for these, provided one isn't trying to live alone in a high-end neighborhood, but a social safety net and a lack of debt are pretty much requirements.