A broken man, obsessed with 500 year old Mexican culture.
I used to make six figures designing and developing applications for the Federal Government. Trump won. I got laid off and everyone hiring has said I got replaced by AI. After almost a year without finding work I now shop online orders at my local grocery store. I got rejected for food stamps and my mortgage has gone up. I’m the son of a junkie and I don’t have a romantic partner so I don’t have access to a lot of family support.
It really wasn’t directed towards you specifically. If I was standing around at work and this was asked then this is how I would respond. Which has happened. There is an obsession with this topic that has empowered the dumbest element in my society (American) to take power in my society. Due to those elements (conservatives) I have lost my job (my current pays 1/4 of what I was making), livelihood, and now face an economic collapse. I absolutely don’t blame trans people for this, but recognize that their existence has led to my life becoming worse due to exploitation. Personally I just call people whatever pronoun out of politeness. They deserve equal rights under the law, but unfortunately the law doesn’t mean much these days.
Mine and people like me (the poor) opinion ultimately does not matter, so I don’t understand why the question keeps being asked. Would it change anything?
“How would you respond…”
Why are you asking me this question?
Why did you bring this up?
I’m in dire circumstances and need decent employment or I will not escape poverty. Are you going to do anything to help me?
Why are you thinking about this?
Do you even know or have met anyone trans?
Who are you?
I learned to hate myself. Focusing on my constant failures has led me to forget most people over decades.
Ok then. How do you feel being sacrificed to Tezcatlipoca?
We’ll collaborate to fake your death since you’re being generous and thus you’ve endeared yourself to me. Is there any chance I could just pretend to be you?
I want a Tlatoani. I want to be assigned a house in a neighborhood in an Altepetl.
I lost my government job after Trump got elected.
I lost my frontend web developer and designer job being a government contractor after Trump got elected in May 2025. I was making 6 figures. Now the only work I can find is fulfilling online orders for a grocery store. I’ve been trying to get into project management. I have a PMP, PMI-ACP, and PSM I. I’m 40 and worried about becoming homeless if I can’t pay my mortgage.
I would fucking kill for a boring office job again.
What did you do?
It depends on the American. The rich and powerful will be immune to consequences. I’m an American and I’m not too far away from losing my house and I’m currently skipping meals because I can’t find full time work.
America’s first victims will always be the closest.
My neighbors are letting me go hungry. Right now I need help and there is no one.
Why do people come to Lemmy to complain or talk about Reddit?
My heart is swole.