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[-] Lenins2ndCat@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And?

  • Aging was even worse back then than it is now. Modern medicine as we know it today basically didn't exist.

  • The story has a lot of magical realism going on. Joe's ability to get up and go to the factory with charlie is half miracle, half Joe making an extraordinary effort.

  • The whole thing is just incredibly shitty towards disabled people

It's a mean spirited meme, and it also gives me the vibes of "this person isn't depressed because I saw them smile once".

And I'm not a fucking guy.

[-] darcy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

why didnt he make an 'extraordinary effort' when his family was in poverty? just bc hes on charlies side doesnt mean hes a good person. remember he told charlie to steal fizzy lifting drinks!

[-] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Never saw the grandpa joe hate meme from this angle and it does really make sense. Old people can still work a bit but not long and it just make their health worse the more they force themselves doing it. My dad can't even walk that much anymore and he's only in his 60s and yet he almost became a professional football player when he was young.

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