The Onion

4577 readers

1155 users here now

The Onion

A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.

Great Satire Writing:

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

seahorse@midwest.social

pbrisgreat@midwest.social

682

“Growing up in poverty never did me any harm” insists man psychologically compelled to wish similar financial hardship on others (newsthump.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social

33 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

that meme with two branching paths "growing up in poverty"
"developing extreme empathy for others in difficult situations"
"becoming a miserable bastard who just wishes poor people would go away"

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

Most people saying this shit were born on the third base with a silver spoon in their ass to senator's wife.

Rest are peasants who got rich and now feel the pressure to "fit in" with their new "friends"

Bootlickers is a separate discussion all together.