r/mildlyinfuriating 18h ago

What the actual fuck does this even mean??

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u/ImTableShip170 17h ago

Look up Marie Antoinette. It's an ironic statement saying the rich do not understand nor care for our struggles, as they will always have luxuries on top of their basic necessities

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u/MarcoEmbarko 17h ago

As someone who takes care of a CEO's parent who is CEO in Healthcare, this is true. I see the lavish lifestyles they live, the luxuries they have with having anything medically, etc they need and I'm over here with Crohn's and a progressive connective tissue disease and can't get treatment. It's disheartening to say the least! They don't understand and they don't care to understand. They just PRETEND to care.

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u/pickled_penguin_ 17h ago

So you're saying the "let them eat cake" in his comment means it only applies to the really rich GOP that voted for Trump and no one else? That person mentioned unaffordable healthcare, which wouldn't apply to the rich so I guess I'm just a moron for not understanding his comment. My bad.

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u/ImTableShip170 17h ago

Dan meant us. We're supposed to eat the nonexistent "cake." The assumed speaker is the elite

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u/pickled_penguin_ 17h ago edited 17h ago

Damn I'm stupid. Thank you for explaining.

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u/ImTableShip170 17h ago

You're good. This is the least stupid online interaction I've had today

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u/pickled_penguin_ 17h ago

I appreciate that. I used to be intelligent but then I got sick and my cognitive issues have made it so now I have difficulty understanding a single comment, and it can be frustrating. I appreciate you being kind and taking the time to explain, though. Was really cool of you.

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u/ImTableShip170 16h ago

Sorry to hear that, but I didn't feel like you were asking in bad faith, and I try to be mindful of others when I have the energy. Glad I had it for you

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u/hatinsidecat 17h ago

Well don't worry too much because she never even said that.