the word “lazy” is used to victim-blame and suspend empathy for others. it’s a thought-terminating cliche. “why do people act like this? it’s because they’re lazy. it’s their fault and they are low-value because of it”

whenever I see the word “lazy” I try to remind myself to step back from the situation, have compassion for the people being labeled, and ask myself “what is actually the problem? is this a learned behavior? is this a neurotype thing? is this a product of hidden societal forces? does it come from trauma? how can others help them?”

nobody is simply “lazy”. it is always more complicated than that

@kasdeya without even trying to be snarky and ironic about it i looked at that last line and had to actively fight off the temptation to say "'lazy' is lazy thinking"

(it's not and the underlying reason is always a desire to punish)