this is as true as thing as can be said. the worth of a person and the right of that person to all the same things everybody else has access to is prior to, separate from, and unrelated to any measures of "productivity." - ThreadSky

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themountaingoats.bsky.social • 5 days ago

this is as true as thing as can be said. the worth of a person and the right of that person to all the same things everybody else has access to is prior to, separate from, and unrelated to any measures of "productivity."

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disabled people deserve to live fulfilling lives no matter their productivity to society

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kierabrown.bsky.social•4 days ago

We are so quick to value people only for their participation in capitalism and that's a fast-track to justifying eugenics.

unclesusan.bsky.social•4 days ago

I've been fighting this uphill battle in my line of work for over 25 years, and the amount of energy people use to deny a community of dignity is staggering. In the words of Kurt Vonnegut Jr, RFK can go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut, he can take a flying fuck at the mooooooooon.

unclesusan.bsky.social•4 days ago

Or he can be drawn and quartered. There are many good options out there.