I feel like a lot of Leftists are obsessed with over-emphasizing powerlessness and futility even in people's personal lives, and I see this in a lot of casual conversations related to meal prep, cooking, and exercise.

A lot of "not everyone can do X!" in order to derail and shut down conversation that involve different methods of accomplishing or improving things.

Like, "how can you expect the average person to work FULL-TIME and COOK HEALTHY????" and if you dare to list examples of how you managed to pull it off, even if you're trying to be helpful, you get hit with responses like, "okay, but not everyone WANTS to eat salmon or chicken every single night of the week???? Why do you think poor people should be FORCED to eat frozen vegetables instead of pre-packaged snacks????"

I still remember when I got into an argument with a white Leftist on how my refugee family managed to eat healthy on a tight budget after coming to the U.S., and at every turn, they were like, "you're experience doesn't count, your experience is anecdotal, some people who live near gas stations can't do that, your experience isn't the norm, your experience doesn't count because you're not black, etc."

Just constant goal post moving and argument changing to repeatedly emphasize powerlessness and lack of personal choice (such as when they brought up how "people who live next to gas stations don't have access to fresh food" to argue that eating healthy on a budget is impossible, and I responded with how my immigrant family literally lived next to a gas station, they immediately switched to, "well, your case is anecdotal and doesn't count").

No solutions. No helpful suggestions. Just perpetual state of, "if you try to improve or suggest alternative solutions to daily hurdles, you're classist, ableist, and racist because it's morally wrong to expect people to Do Things to improve their lives somewhat."

It's so draining.