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Re:More Americans are considering retirement by Pet_Ant on Saturday October 16, 2021 @09:56PM (#28893316)
Anything and everything? 50 years people thought we’d have flying cars and unions. Who would have imagined all the automation? It is a world of work that was inconceivable to most people then.
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Re:More Americans are considering retirement by throwaway0a5e on Saturday October 16, 2021 @10:06PM (#28893363)
50yr ago was 1971. People's takes on flying cars and unions were much more modern (less optimistic) at that time than they were say 70yr ago.
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Re:More Americans are considering retirement by bobthepanda on Saturday October 16, 2021 @10:28PM (#28893450)
Flying cars had mostly already proven to be impractical, but at that point there was at least some optimism in some areas left (like space) and the massive reality check that was the OPEC oil embargo had not happened yet.
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