Decadence while ~60% of the us live paycheck to paycheck def is
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Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 months ago
Imagine thinking decadence is a bad thing
Aquila@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 months ago
Yeah, but that's not the decadence they're talking about. They mean things like "feeling like yourself" and "having good sex."
Aquila@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
I think the big issue is that the Republican definition for it is closer to: when minorities have it too good by not being murdered often enough.
papalonian@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I read it as “a lack of values and decadence” as in “the lack of decadence is a bad thing”.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Those guys saw The Course of Empire and took it to heart
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
“are children today too happy and well fed?”
stembolts@programming.dev 5 months ago
Two kinds of people.
1
I suffered to get where I am, no one should have to go through that, we can do better.
2
I suffered to get where I am, everyone should suffer like I did.
The conservative mindset is #2, “No one should have it better than me!”
psvrh@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
You’re forgetting 3. If people who are in an out-group aren’t suffering more than I am, I feel oppressed.
NABDad@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No, the Conservative mindset is, “I imagine that I suffered to get where I am after a small million dollar loan from Daddy, everyone should suffer like I imagine I did even if they didn’t get free money from Daddy.”
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
A more simpler description is … “the universe should revolve around me and my personal happiness and freedom” … Therefore … “If anyone disagrees with that, then they are communists and anarchists that want to destroy world order … my world order”
It’s a mentality that always revolves around them
abbadon420@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Kids these days don’t need to suffer, but a bit of hardship and discipline can be a good thing. I like the idea of some kind of mandatory year of military service, like they used to have, but not necessarily in the military, because that’s bullshit. You should be able to do other community services like cleaning public places or helping the elderly or check train tickets. It should also not clash with any study careers or anything. I’m not sure it’s feasible, I haven’t really thought this out exactly, but I’m sure someone’s willing to point out everything that’s wrong with this idea.
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
1 year customer service. 2 if you make an annual salary over a certain threshold.
Either destroy the world or fix it, and at this point, I don’t care which.
frostysauce@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Maybe a mandatory year in fast food or retail.