<![CDATA[So well encapsulated.]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@lothcat/116446704755210993

So well encapsulated. I am privileged enough, in my old age, to have had a working life where I could save enough to think of myself as comfortably off. I own a house - finally - and I can do the things that are listed.

I feel that I have enough. And sometimes I wonder if I'm crazy - because saying 'I have enough' seems like the most impossible thing to say in our society.

For me, having enough to be able to give IS exactly the measure of 'rich'.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/17f6059b-afbe-43ab-943b-62e63dad4c55/so-well-encapsulated.RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 17:17:16 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 08:45:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:27:26 GMT]]>@Remittancegirl You comment made me think of these anecdote:

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RIJim/statuses/116464867523037972https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RIJim/statuses/116464867523037972Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:27:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:37:33 GMT]]>@Remittancegirl @Twiteryeanot I totally agree.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/ccohanlon/statuses/116464671389051576https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/ccohanlon/statuses/116464671389051576Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:37:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:07:05 GMT]]>@Twiteryeanot I agree.

And while there always are people who take more than they need, I still think that a system that makes people feel safe, in terms of basic needs, is a greater good that overrides the obsession with 'fraudsters'.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464551551532974https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464551551532974Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:07:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:05:27 GMT]]>@ccohanlon
I'm really glad to hear that you got some help. But I really do wish governments would realise just how socially beneficial it is for people to feel safe.

@Twiteryeanot

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464545160482239https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464545160482239Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:05:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:03:04 GMT]]>@Remittancegirl @Twiteryeanot My wife and I have received a substantial level of care and generosity from strangers via crowd-funding over the past few years — we are not eligible for state-funded safety nets as our residence status in the EU and elsewhere is non-existent — and although our situation is constantly precarious, we find the means to share what resources we have with others (it's rarely onerous).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/ccohanlon/statuses/116464535746455140https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merveilles.town/users/ccohanlon/statuses/116464535746455140Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:03:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:54:34 GMT]]>@Twiteryeanot It's so weird. It seems like I was almost living in another reality. But when I was much younger, I had to spend a while on government assistance. And even then, I still felt capable of giving something to someone on the street. Because I didn't feel like the next cheque might be the last money I had.

I really do believe in social safety nets. They do something to people's psyches - they give them a sense of being able to share without fear.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464502363337597https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464502363337597Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:54:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So well encapsulated. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:48:29 GMT]]>That is a monumental pleasure, isn't it? To be able to help, to donate, to support, without risking falling into a precarious financial situation?

The weird thing is, when I was growing up, in what was a pretty comprehensive welfare state, many, many people felt this way.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464478407295225https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116464478407295225Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:48:29 GMT