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.

• squiblet@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In many countries, yes. People in India and China for instance are on average more likely to not be in severe povery and subsistence vs 40 years ago, though western-style modernization has caused it's own problems. However most people are less well off in the US than we were in the 50s-90s. Reagan economics seems to have been 'wait, why are we letting the middle class exist? We could just keep all their money'

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  • bluGill@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Most people in the Us are better off than the 50's-90's. They may feel worse off, but that is not an objective measure.

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    • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Are you fucking high?

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      • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Unlikely. Getting high is more often associated with realizing that shit is fucked.

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    • squiblet@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      When people could afford a decent home on a single job paid minimum wage? Not so sure.

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      • SheeEttin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If you were white, sure. Less likely otherwise.

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    • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      apps.urban.org/…/wealth-inequality-charts/

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