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SmuckSlimer t1_ixgy8az wrote

Reply to comment by pete1901 in On The Rising Non-Working Class (And What Their Despair Says About Us All) by capcaunul

I worked full time for 4 months a bit over a year ago and I think I had zero days in the 120 where I went "damn, today I had a really fucking great day." I was just miserable and I hated everything. Nothing fixed the "I feel completely dead inside" sensation and I began to doubt everyone and everything around me. I just couldn't bring myself to give a fuck. Why bother if I'm gonna be miserable no matter what?

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RS2VietnamEnjoyer t1_ixgyv43 wrote

This is me

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[deleted] t1_ixgz0ls wrote

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Binksyboo t1_ixhhqvi wrote

At least jail has free room and board. And you could pick any crime you want to get in.

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monofloyed t1_ixhz0bi wrote

Actually a lot of jails and prisons in the US I don't know of other countries, but actually bill inmates upon release for a daily rate stay × time in

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PunisherASM129 t1_ixhvy8u wrote

Please try to find another job. Don't let the assholes win.

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Introduction_Deep t1_ixi06ib wrote

They're all the same... I've wondered if living under a bridge would be better. Got so many years working my ass off, scripting, saving... Doesn't seem like it's been worth it.

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PunisherASM129 t1_ixi7a40 wrote

I went thru 8 jobs before I found one I could tolerate and even enjoy. Just for one data point. Don't let those motherfuckers grind you down.

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rolfraikou t1_ixhxzg1 wrote

I just got a raise for the first time in years. Then my rent went up the same exact amount as my raise. It was a pretty big raise too. Office job, skilled. Not like I'm working fast food or something, and it still feels like I did something wrong or something.

Between the slumlords we all owe money to just to exist, and a weird job market, what is the point? I just got out of another thread where someone was reminding me that "housing isn't a right" and it's a wonderful reminder that we're all at the whim of a few companies, it will all crumble if a few investors and banks fuck everything up, and that a lot of the world has no interest in helping as things get worse.

When this eventually starts to kill people more, maybe something will change. I doubt it though.

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adamsky1997 t1_ixi5eoe wrote

Would you take it to the streets?

I'm asking just to gauge the level of frustration

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rolfraikou t1_ixibb42 wrote

Depends, as there are many different ways people can take it to the streets. But ideally, yes.

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