• Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    It’s not just the money, it’s also the low value of human life and knowing the world just wants more bodies for the meet meat grinder.

    Society had always been optimistic about the long term future until recently.

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      Up until the early 2000s, it really did look like the future would be better. Sure, wages have been stagnant since the 80s, but it really looked like with a lot of smarts and a little luck, you could land a great job and be set.

      And then job security quietly went away as well.

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      Corporate “persons” on the other hand are thriving.

      You get more of what Congress, and states subsidize through tax breaks.