• @bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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    158 months ago

    It all boils down to cost of living. Housing, healthcare, food, utilities, everything has gotten so expensive because capitalists said so, and now even working harder than before yields less than it did prepandemic. I work 50-60 hour weeks (my own choice, independent electrical contractor) and make pretty good money while keeping my prices somewhat reasonable, but my accounts just simply drain. It’s infuriating.

    • Flying Squid
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      38 months ago

      I think that cost of living is a huge part of it, but another huge part of it is loneliness. We’ve become a society where no one talks to each other. Everyone is sealed off in their own little bubble- in their homes, in their cars, and if, god forbid, they have to walk, wearing earbuds. Sure, you can talk online like we’re doing, but that’s not the same thing at all.