Why would anyone waste a Saturday sorting socks when they could just…not? That’s the logic one college student shared on Reddit, where she explained why she pays for a campus laundry service that picks up her dirty clothes and brings them back clean. But when her friend criticized the service as “ridiculously expensive,” things took a sharp turn.
In a post titled “AITA for reminding my friend that just because she’s poor doesn’t mean I am?” the 20-year-old wrote that she’s enrolled in a paid laundry program that costs a lump sum and runs all year. “Almost everyone I know uses the laundry program,” she claimed, adding that her 21-year-old friend “is weirdly obsessed with this and constantly comments on it for some reason.”
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According to the post, the friend often asks things like, “How could anyone pay for that?” prompting the student to reply, “Why would I ever do something I don’t want to, if I can just pay someone else to do it for me?”
The tipping point came after yet another dig: “She did it again, and was like, ‘What a waste of money. The laundry program is ridiculously expensive, and no one can afford that,’” the woman wrote. “I simply said that I don’t find it expensive at all, and that she finds it expensive because she’s poor. I’m not, so I’ll continue paying for the program.”
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Commenters had plenty to say — and most didn’t side with her. The top response labeled the situation ESH, meaning “everyone sucks here.” One commenter put it bluntly: “She clearly is jealous and resentful, and you clearly are unempathetic, snotty and not caring or savvy enough to handle this with any wisdom or grace.”
Another added, “Did you earn that money or is it your parents who actually pay? I’m surprised you have any friends, too.”
Some pointed out the irony of college students counting their parents’ wealth as their own. “When you are in school, your brain and your personality are your currency because none of you are earning,” one wrote. “Just stop judging people for things beyond their control.”
One popular take called the original poster “privileged, sheltered and entitled,” saying she “sucks more because of [her] comments.” That user encouraged her to use this moment as a chance to grow up, show empathy, and understand that not everyone gets a college experience bankrolled by family.
“She should drop you as a friend,” another commenter said flatly. Others emphasized that there’s a difference between someone quietly paying for convenience — and using it as a weapon to punch down.
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The general consensus? Yes, the friend might be projecting resentment. But the way this was handled — and the smug tone — pushed many to say that the 20-year-old’s attitude was worse.
“It’s a fact” may be technically true. But so is this: being right doesn’t mean you’re not also being rude.
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