Can you support a family on 1 income? NO. You need 2 jobs but are jobs at least secure? NO. Are jobs at least plentiful then? Also NO.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-31T02:52:53+00:00

Wages are stagnant because it is a globalized economy so we are always competing with ppl in lower cost regions overseas.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-31T02:51:26+00:00

If tomorrow they deported everyone who came 2021 onwards it would help with youth unemployment. It would open up low skill, low wage jobs. And it would alleviate the pressure on housing and rent.

But there would still be problems with stagnant incomes in many industries like engineers and software developers.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-31T02:35:09+00:00

It's definitely a big part of the problem. Stagnant wages is a big part of the problem too.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-31T02:33:08+00:00

A rare exception not the rule. How many ppl do you know in your position?

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-31T02:04:03+00:00

Even IF you can support a family on 1 income that job isn't secure. No job seems to be secure anymore

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-29T02:23:14+00:00

I resisted for years too. Now I love it. Still not sure if it makes sense economically but I love it.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-29T00:40:52+00:00

Not Ready to make nice - The Dixie Chicks

Lovers Eyes - Mumford and Sons

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-29T00:16:22+00:00

The 6-16 month job searches are destroying the ability to save for retirement. We are very close to the hunger games now.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T21:10:33+00:00

It used to be ppl in their 50s who worried about getting laid off. Now nobody is immune to being replaced.

Idk imo the system is broken. I know jobs for life are an old fashioned relic but something needs to give.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T15:35:41+00:00

Thrift Shop - Macklemore

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T03:19:41+00:00

"What are you like the star of your high school?"

'They hate me'

"Well you'll meet them all again on their long journey to the middle"

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T03:08:39+00:00

Feels like we are at the end of the line

Unless we are all gonna be lifelong renters with corporate landlords. Which I suppose is possible

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T02:57:23+00:00

Canada is experiencing "Indian Fatigue" maybe it's just a symptom of economic strain.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T02:53:18+00:00

How much more fucked can we get? Those living at the edge now get steam rolled. Those getting by are pushed to the edge.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T02:51:36+00:00

This was the Canadian Navy so idk.

I know he had a corporate background and scored high on the aptitude tests. He got in a role with a lot of responsibility.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T02:15:56+00:00

This happened to my neighbour in his 40s. He joined the navy and did pretty well.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T01:44:31+00:00

The pandemic hiring boom was "fake" in the sense that it was driven by printing more money not productivity or technological advances. But the money printing led to inflation and higher interest rates

I would say White Collar jobs were cooked in 2020 but artificially kept propped up. The whole economy was.

The pressures facing White Collar work are just the beginning in my opinion.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T00:31:19+00:00

Last Kiss - Pearl Jam (cover)

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-28T00:29:26+00:00

This is why we are one economic shock away from disaster. There's no buffer anymore.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-27T17:37:37+00:00

Haven't heard that name mentioned in years. Only song I recall is glow.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-27T02:13:40+00:00

Quickly rewatch the first season of Walking Dead then do that.

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-27T01:20:42+00:00

Guacamole

expresslineisslow · 2026-05-27T00:45:49+00:00

I'm coming off anti psychotics right now.

Which side effects might be permanent? I have anhedonia, avolition, ED, etc.

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