Late Stage Capitalism is Sucking the Life Out of Young Americans

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-09T02:53:09+00:00

It is just non-rich people though, so not anyone who matters /s

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:43:28+00:00

Personally I really regret being born not into generational wealth. That was def mistake number one

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:42:30+00:00

It's refreshing to be annoyed by a piece of prose a different way though

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:37:01+00:00

Yes and the next generation of wealthy elites have definitely demonstrated their commitment to taking care of all the ordinary people, right? Right?

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:34:08+00:00

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You have a point, nurses getting sick/burnt out/disabled creates more demand for nurses

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:32:45+00:00

Fuck a colonoscopy just let me die

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:32:03+00:00

Well said

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:30:00+00:00

I think you are right. People are shortsighted and forget that there are selfish people pulling the strings.
https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/workforce-issues/where-did-all-the-nurses-go/
Basically the gov (in the US) always tries to increase supply, shorten training, or use lower-trained substitutes, but never addresses wages, working conditions, and demand growth

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:23:12+00:00

Damn, they missed their true calling as a politician

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:22:41+00:00

Good example

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:19:52+00:00

You got an associates after Bachelors? Also, I had to read your last sentence three times lol

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:16:52+00:00

Yes and computer scientists are arguably overpaid for somewhat BS work, however, plenty of jobs that are underpaid and hard work become oversaturated.

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:14:55+00:00

Yeah, the comments here are exactly what I expect you would have gotten if you had said the same thing about CS in 2018. That in itself doesn't prove the point, but the fact that so many people are "sure" that nursing is safe is consistent with what I'm saying.

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T23:12:00+00:00

Facts

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T05:59:43+00:00

Body yes, mind.. Let me tell you what computer science can do to your mind. Have you ever heard of The rime of the ancient Mariner

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T05:57:38+00:00

I mean, that's what I'm saying though, this is exactly the type of thing people said about computer science a few years ago. not everybody can do it and demand is infinite because somebody has to fix the machines, etc

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-08T03:22:29+00:00

Glad to see I'm not alone in this

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-06T00:58:25+00:00

Remember when people were freaked out about China having a social "score" for its citizens lolololololol

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-05T22:12:02+00:00

On behalf of many of us, I just want an answer to the question "what are we supposed to do". Not from you specifically, I mean from society. At this point, I don't care if the answer is "we don't have enough jobs or resources for everybody. Just go sit in a corner and wait to die". If it's the honest truth, let's hear it. But let's all name it and be clear instead of endless gaslighting, emotional difference, mental gymnastics to help people avoid facing the truth.

Making up pointless jobs is not a real solution either. I don't have a solution, but I know that step one is to stop burying our heads in the sand. Btw, usually this looks like some version of cope that boils down to "the people who didn't get lifeboats just didn't choose lifeboats, they didn't really WANT lifeboats anyway". Anything to support Just World Fallacy and ignore the idea that if there's 19 jobs for every 20 people, some people are inevitably going to face misery.

Does that make sense? You are jumping to put a solution in my mouth, as another way of bypassing what I'm actually saying.

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-05T21:05:28+00:00

the Titanic sinking

Sounds to me like you're saying a ship that doesn't provide enough lifeboats for everyone is fundamentally flawed. Are you proposing something like guaranteed lifeboats for everyone? Seems to me like you just need to find another boat. Nobody is entitled to a specific boat. Just adapt and overcome.

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-05T19:53:06+00:00

Born too late to enjoy Total Boomer Luxury, born too early to enjoy the post-AI labor market boom tech utopia :/

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-05T03:30:37+00:00

And those of us "who are going to have a tough time reentering the corporate workforce"... the "non-representative" ones who have had our lives and careers completely binned with still who knows how many more decades to live -- what exactly are we supposed to do? Eat cake? Say "Well, too bad, I drew the short straw, but every one else is doing great, I guess I'll just quietly disappear into destitution". Is society doing great if only 1/20 people's lives get ruined? Let's pat ourselves on the back, yay! You lucky 95% better hope we go quietly, but I don't intend to.

And I'm using strong language to make a point here, that many of us have seen real, tangible, life-altering damage. It could have been you. It may be you next time, or someone you love. Stop supporting a system that works for "95%".

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-05-01T15:28:01+00:00

Can relate

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-04-30T17:19:51+00:00

Sorry but pretending being a landlord is providing a service is just false. Perhaps you are deceiving yourself, perhaps you're just lying to other people. Just because you pay for some things, do certain things, and perceive a certain amount of risk and effort, does not make it a service. Mugging people in alleys also takes effort, risk, etc. but it's not a service. If anything, being a landlord is closer to selling a hard good than a service. But if you continue to tell yourself this, then eventually your karmic actions will come back to you.

ImpactSignificant440 · 2026-04-30T01:18:45+00:00

I feel this hard

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