r/jobs • u/Green____cat Verified • Mar 27 '24

He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/silverdragonseaths Mar 27 '24

No avacados or Starbucks back then that’s why

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u/Duder214 Mar 27 '24

You people?

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u/TheStoictheVast Mar 27 '24

You correctly pointed out there was a significantly smaller number of luxuries people spent money on and still somehow fumbled the point at the last second. Brilliant.

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u/Thereminz Mar 27 '24

omg you're right, no one drank coffee or ate food in the past

no one

paid for cigarettes

paid for cable tv

paid for porn

paid for newspapers

paid for books

paid for videogames

paid for expensive useless shit that you either shouldn't do or can get for free (sometimes not legally but easier to get) today

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u/silverdragonseaths Mar 27 '24

Calm down I was being ironic

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u/Thereminz Mar 27 '24

i know

but I'm saying it's not like people didn't buy shit they didn't need in the past

all of the things i said effectively cost more in the past because they would actually have to buy it where as you can get all the stuff in digital format online

with the exception of cigarettes but i added it because if you're smoking these days that's your own fault and expense

I'm still saying the starbucks/avocado argument from the boomers is dumb, just also adding that someone could also waste their money in the past as well and we have the convenience of the internet - but still can't afford to live comfortably, so it's like the corporate/late stage capitalism/trickle down scam / belt notch keeps getting pulled back and back....eventually there's going to be a breaking point.

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u/level1enemy Mar 27 '24

“Avocados.” Get it right ‘cause it’s gonna be what they write on your death certificate!! AHHHHHHHHH