Re:A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy
by imgabe on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @05:43PM
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Barring any severe economic catastrophe, I do not expect to have to work for a living by the time I'm 60. It's unfortunate that an entire generation was led to believe that some institution, either an employer or the government, would be responsible for their well-being in old age. Hopefully anyone younger than 40 knows better by now. Nobody else is going to take care of you, so make sure you take care of yourself.
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Re:A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy
by FPGAhacker on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @06:09PM
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I imagine a lot of Venezuelans did not expect their assumption of a fat bank account equaling self sufficiency to fall through.
Self sufficiency is a fallacy. There are degrees of dependence, and if you lose enough of your dependencies, you may find yourself the subject of such an article.
Re:A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy
by imgabe on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @06:51AM
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If the US goes the way of Venezuela, the world will have much more serious problems than my retirement. It's unlikely anyone will be interested in writing some sappy article about me.
You mitigate the risks you can, within reason. I can do something about the possibility of social security failing and not having a pension. There's not much I can personally do about the US economy completely collapsing. I guess I could buy a farm and learn small-scale farming and stock up on canned goods and ammunition, but at some point you have to balance preparing for the future with living your life in the present.