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triclosan on Dec 14, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How For...

I think he(and maybe you) underestimate how bad it is. Just because your shitty situation gradually improves, it doesn't make it a good situation, it makes it a slightly better shitty situation.

white_devil on Dec 14, 2011 [–]

Yes, but the gradual improvement might have been happening over a long period already, and as a result, the situation wouldn't be bad anymore.

triclosan on Dec 15, 2011 | [–]

again, underestimating how shitty things are. going from property to turning tricks is a huge step up.

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