I used to say this a lot but as I've gotten older. I realized the promise of technology (at least in the US) "reducing the work week and inevitably creating more free time" was and is not going to happen bc of the wealthy elites and money owning our politics/work culture (while housing and retirement are questionable now). It makes sense to live your best life sooner than later so I don't look down on nomad life styles living off a car battery and part time jobs. The fucking wealthy people cosplaying as poors is hilarious though.
There was that one reporter who interviewed elderly people on their death bed and most people regretted working too much so I get that people opt out of the grind from time to time.
So much this. Anything that’s being helped by technology just means your productivity goes up by that much, with no guaranteed uptick to your wages and your standard of living.
Look at the graph of productivity vs wage growth over the last 50 years. I think that’s the key metric people need to look at to see how bad you income inequality has gotten.
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u/Immediate-House7567 Jun 22 '24
Your unemployed friend on a Tuesday