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As a society, we learned how to take care of the less able people (with every asterisk in the world, but at least the idea is there). However, for some reason, that only applied to people that are very non-functional. If you are functional, but not always, you can still take care of yourself, so suck it up and get your life together.
Fuck that, we should learn that everyone deserves to be helped, not only those who need a lot of help, sometimes a little goes a long way.
Indeed. A support network increases a community survival and thrive. It's also easier to help when you are Ok and helped too.
As a society, I'd say not even the idea is there. There's an increase of ableism and eugenics recently. Some prefer a dead child than a autistic child (re: vaccines, based of fake info)
It is weird, but support when someone is dependent on caregivers is a gamble. If they aren't lucky, no one takes care of them and just die of neglect, unnoticed. More lucky ones are taken care with a lot of love but insufficient resources, so lots of sacrifices are needed.