When a poor person, having lived through years of their life giving what little they must to society in order to survive, dies on the street, there is another person that has been eaten by society.
At least with respect to today’s western societies, this seems off-key to me. It makes it sound as if living and dying on the street is simply a matter of poverty. That may be true in poor overpopulated societies. But in a developed society, it seems much more to involve being unable (e.g. mental illness) or unwilling (e.g. criminality) to be part of the ordinary working life.
What would we ask of the baby-eaters?
You’ll have to be clearer about which people you mean. Baby-eating here is a metaphor, for what exactly? Older generation neglecting the younger generation, or even living at their expense? Predatory business practices? Focusing on your own prosperity rather than caring for others?
At least with respect to today’s western societies, this seems off-key to me. It makes it sound as if living and dying on the street is simply a matter of poverty. That may be true in poor overpopulated societies. But in a developed society, it seems much more to involve being unable (e.g. mental illness) or unwilling (e.g. criminality) to be part of the ordinary working life.
You’ll have to be clearer about which people you mean. Baby-eating here is a metaphor, for what exactly? Older generation neglecting the younger generation, or even living at their expense? Predatory business practices? Focusing on your own prosperity rather than caring for others?