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- UK this week, chancellor want retire early people to keep working. Childcare to get mums back to work...shapesalad
- In the 1920's... one man could work 9-5, provide for a family, and retire at 65. If you asked them how working life would be in the 2020's...shapesalad
- .. they would imagine flying cars, robots, magical electronics etc all doing work for us, as we sit with our feet up.shapesalad
- However, due to Ponzi fait constantly being diluted, debt expanding... we are now working longer hours, you need two parents working to cover costs, you need toshapesalad
- keep working until beyond 65+ before pensions kick in. And people aged 35 live at their parents home as houses are too expensive.shapesalad
- Now we have ChatGPT and AI images - one can expect we'll have to work even longer hours and retire at 100, if the trend continues...shapesalad
- It's a fucking mess.shapesalad
- Dish washers, washing machines, self driving cars... doesn't mean we get to work less, means we actually have to work more.shapesalad
- It's a mess, but it's more from greed. While our debt is a problem, we have plenty of money. It's just those with the power/money don't want to share.formed
- “The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.”
― Mahatma Gandhiformed