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Our entire society is built to trap you in to working on things you don't care about to make other people rich. You go to college, get a pile of debt, and now
by CalRobert 7y ago
Our entire society is built to trap you in to working on things you don't care about to make other people rich.
You go to college, get a pile of debt, and now you've lost the freedom to do what you like with your time because you have to optimise for income.
Or you don't go to college, don't have debt, but can't afford a reasonable home because the collegiates voted to make it illegal to build new ones, and DEFINITELY don't want any home that isn't gigantic and doesn't have parking. No modest townhouse for you!
You decide to follow your dream and get a part time job so with the rest of your time you do a net good for the world, and you get sick. You lacked insurance. You survive, but have learned your lesson and know not to step out of line, especially since you now have huge debts.
Every aspect of our lives has become an exercising in maximising profit. And yet most don't seem to feel very wealthy. We run ourselves ragged for the sake of others. Taking as path that means earning less money and more time is considered foolish at best, irresponsible at worst.
And we're doing all this to help rip the lungs and heart of our planet apart to help a few lucky psychopaths get a brief hit on the hedonic treadmill before they die, just in time to miss the gen z'ers in a dead world cursing their name.
I think it might be better to start with nothing than with the massive negative equity many young people wind up with when starting life.
- bsenftner 7y agoFor these reasons and more, an increasing number of people choose not to have kids. It feels unethical to bring them into this rat race.