scarcity aggression
After being in bed for so long due to my chronic illness and having to postpone so many things until I am better, I had enough today and planned a trip with my now-fiancée (I proposed there) to a castle. Last time we went there, we were able to go with public transport and walking the hill upwards to our destination. But now because I am considerably more weak and in pain, we chose to go by car and use the tram that carries the tourists up the hill.
It was pretty full, and on three separate occasions by three different groups of people, I heard complaints about who should or should not use this tram. “Well, I understand old people using this, but everyone else? They should just walk.” “I don’t think all of these people are disabled!” “People under 30 shouldn’t be able to ride this.”
And it’s so silly. I mean come on. The tram is decidedly for everyone. You cannot even see all disabilities - no one sees my chronic illness and disability, either. I have no cane, crutches or wheelchair.
What about young people with disabilities? What about the people that are going with the old and disabled - should the group be split up? What about children who simply don’t have the stamina yet to walk up all the way? I did it once, it’s very very steep at many points and takes at least 30 minutes.
I don’t care whether people use benches somewhere or trams meant to skip a difficult way upwards a hill for any reason. Just because you want to? Fine! You have period cramps? Sure! You don’t wanna push the stroller up a steep hill for 30-40 mins with a child inside? Fair! I think it’s silly to police at what age someone is allowed to feel weak, be ill, be in pain, or simply allowed some comfort.
You know where we should all direct our anger towards? Not the people who all rely on it too, but the companies and locations not providing enough benches, enough trams, or whatever. I saw no one complain about the lack of ramps for entering the tram. Why not? It’s literally more important than gatekeeping who is sick or weak enough to get to ride up the hill with it.
It’s so weird to see these lowkey attacks and aggressions among people that should be on the same side. It’s always the own group that seems to have the most right to use something. Ew!
I’m not taking anything away from you, I am literally the same as you. The organizers of whatever are absolutely capable of making sure there are enough accommodations so there’s plenty to choose from for the old, disabled and casually lazy; they just choose not to. They’re the clowns in this story, not the young or supposedly healthy.
Published 22 Sep, 2024, edited 7Â months, 2Â weeks ago