{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "saying \u201cyou are a burden on society\u201d is just such a\u00a0weird framing of priorities It\u2019s like saying \u201cwow, think how much better gas...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/152328330928/", "html": "<p><a href=\"http://theunitofcaring.tumblr.com/post/99440932816/saying-you-are-a-burden-on-society-is-just-such\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">theunitofcaring</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p>saying \u201cyou are a burden on society\u201d is just such a\u00a0<em>weird</em> framing of priorities<br/><br/>It\u2019s like saying \u201cwow, think how much better gas mileage your car would get if you weren\u2019t sitting in it\u201d or \u201cthink how dry that umbrella would be if you weren\u2019t holding it in between you and the rainstorm\u201d.<br/><br/>the things we create? they\u2019re for us. they are meant to carry us. they are meant to protect us. we are meant to hold them up to keep us dry.\u00a0</p></blockquote>\n\n<p>from scripts to motorcycles I&rsquo;ve often made things better by stripping out the humane and purposive elements that were only there to indulge my imperfection</p>"}