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		jfil 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Layoff Thinking I think this "I will die" thought is one of the persistent fallacies that create stress for people who are unemployed (and keep the currently-employed quiet and compliant). Everyone should consider, will you actually die? And - the converse - do you think you'll avoid death forever?

guzfip 31 days ago [–]

> Everyone should consider, will you actually die?

Depends on where you live. I had the luck of losing everything once. I also had the luck of living in Florida at the time.

Non-homeless, just intoxicated people have frozen to death outside where I live now.

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