The Shame Pipeline, How America Quietly Eliminates Its Poor & Elderly

[appalachiablue]

Offended Outcast. (30 mins). Millions of seniors, disabled adults, and low- income Americans are being pushed through a quiet pipeline of shame, isolation, financial extraction and early death, all while being told it's their fault for not 'working harder' or 'making better choices.'

This video breaks down how the system reframes human beings as financial liabilities and revenue streams, and why the greatest threat isn't poverty itself, it's the belief that you're a burden.

Destruction of community and interdependence; How Private Equity profits off the elderly. Why the healthcare system prefers 'managing you' to healing you; the economics of early death; the rise of senior suicide and self erasure; the final question, Accident or by Design? More in 'Description' at the YouTube link above.
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YouTube Comments: - From citizens to serfs in 3 generations..Do not go quietly my friends.
- Family used to keep the grandparents living with them. - They keep us as long as we work.. when we get about 67 and draw Social Security.. then they throw us away because we no longer work.
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MUSK'S LEGACY: 75 year old "Stroke survivor can't access benefits as Social Security engulfed in 'turmoil' under Trump."
Man Can't Drive, doesn't have a computer.
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.. The Indiana SSA worker told the Post of a recent case involving a 75-year-old man who recently suffered a major stroke that left him unable to drive to the local field office to verify information needed to change his banking information. The man also said he did not have access to a computer to help him change the information online...
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220897945

[Sector 001]

1. I'm at a point in my life where everything feels pointless.

If I live, it's just passing time. If I die, maybe it's a kind of rest because I'm so tired. Tired of pretending, tired of hoping, tired of carrying a life that no longer feels like mine.

[appalachiablue]

2. Yes, so many Americans and people all over the world are struggling. I have no answers but know

there's some support to be found in groups and forums like this and others that are conducted online these days. Tomorrow is another day, maybe a bit brighter. Thanks for replying and joining in. I hope things pick up somewhat and we can chat again. Peace.

[Laurelin]

3. You're alive, you're important

And your life is worthwhile. I don't have answers but maybe reach out to people around you and find some supportive friends. You can find that here but it's nice to interact with in person friends.
Actually, my strategy is usually to go for a walk, outside. It helps.
Take care of yourself.

[Sector 001]

5. I don't really have a life anymore, I just exist.

These days I try to avoid people as much as possible, all of my close friends are gone now. I do try to get out as much as possible. I like to walk or ride my bicycle, but I am a 66-year-old diabetic with poor quality shoes. If I ride or walk too much, I get diabetic foot ulcers.

[brer cat]

4. You do matter. My heart goes out to you.