[tzar]

> ...making it seem like it’s entirely out of your control and you need outside help just to survive.

Is this not the case? It seems rather apparent that we all depend on our environment (including one another) for survival.

There are also many examples of people who have survived cancer.

[bluedevil2k]

People who survived cancer by doing nothing? That’s the analogy he’s making, that poor people should ignore help cause they “have cancer” and can’t do anything about it.