people say that "you are not your work product", and "don't let work define your life", and "you have worth independent of that assigned to you by capitalist society", but consider

i've just submitted an application for settlement (permanent residency) in the UK. out of the 45 documents they wanted me to upload, 43 were confirmation of my ability to earn money, and 2 were pure formalities

this is what determines if i have a right to be alive