Comment on What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials & Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.

treefrog@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Rolder@reddthat.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I could see some people wanting low level jobs in their retirement because they don’t know what to do with their time otherwise.

  But it should absolutely not be a requirement.

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  • treefrog@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For sure.

    A some people do just like to work.

    But I think most people would prefer to do their own things, work on their own projects and hobbies, instead of someone else’s.

    Acting like it’s a preference to work past retirement, instead of a the financial reality for most of us, is such a load of horseshit I was tempted to write a complaint to the editor that this wasn’t published as an opinion.

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  • SARGEx117@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Was this in 2008?

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• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “soft life” is a lifestyle that embraces comfort and low stress, prioritizing personal growth and mental wellness.

  What a fucking garbage take.

  This isn’t a lifestyle. This is how life used to be for most people.

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• kautau@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Lol even the summary says what they really mean

  3 in 4 of Gen Z would rather have a better quality of life than have extra money in their banks, a report by Intuit shows.

  “3/4 of gen z know that the world is probably gonna be pretty fucked up when they reach retirement age, so they’re doing they’re best to live an ok life before that happens”

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Literally all of the climate change stuff they said was going to happen 50 years from now is happening now. So yeah I’m going to be 70 years old fighting for scraps with a billion refugees in lower Canada. Why the fuck shouldn’t I make sure I have fun now? The odds of getting enough money to get out of that situation are vanishingly small so fuck it.

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• ZzyzxRoad@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So sick if seeing these articles framing “millennials/gen z killed xyz” as a preference or a want.

  Remember when we killed the diamond wedding ring industry? We can’t pay our rent ffs.

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  • SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That industry deserved death tbh, and so does the diamond mining industry in general

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They used to advertise a diamond engagement ring as costing ‘three months’ salary’ since that was painful, but affordable.

    Who can afford to sacrifice one month’s salary anymore?

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• Chetzemoka@startrek.website ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is it, right here. I’m a little older than the age range listed in the article and I literally became a nurse with the explicit expectation that I will have to work until I can’t stand up anymore. At least this pays well and gives me lots of options for working environments that might be a little more compatible with old age.

  But the idea that I’ll ever be able to not work AND also afford healthcare? Impossible. Not going to happen. Might as well accept it.

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• ropegirth@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  News update! Young people enjoy freezing temperatures so much they get coats. More at 8.

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