Are You a Late Bloomer in Work or Love? Maybe You’re Right on Time

Re:Are You a Late Bloomer in Work or Love? Maybe You’re Righ... by dahwolf on Monday June 19, 2023 @06:11PM (#36397090)

The mythical "middle class on easy mode" of boomers isn't coming back, it should be considered a historical anomaly. A vacuum in time where post-WW2 all but the US was in ruins, giving it economic free reign for a few decades.

That being said, I admit it's not as simple as international competition only. Quite a few life supporting institutes (healthcare, education, housing) are downright dysfunctional for various other reasons.

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Re:Are You a Late Bloomer in Work or Love? Maybe You’re Righ... by willis936 on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:27PM (#36399012)

I'm not sure the "various other reasons" are unrelated. Give people a comfortable, secure life and they will be happy and productive. Chip away at that and you start to unravel every other part of society.

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Re:Are You a Late Bloomer in Work or Love? Maybe You’re Righ... by dahwolf on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @08:11PM (#36412570)

I agree, the economic contract is broken.

It's bad enough that we have to work for most of our waking hours for ~45 years, but this used to achieve a middle class existence and relative security, an essential basis to form a family.

Now you can be a working couple (twice as much labor as before) and struggle to achieve middle class basics. And even if you do, the world is so volatile that it can be taken away from you on any given day.

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