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[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 days ago (1 children)

ACKSHUALLY back in their day they just got paid significantly more. Minimum wage hasn't kept up with inflation and median pay hasn't increased with productivity for the last 40 years.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

50 years now. Wages and productivity separated in the 70s.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The AI just marked your family line for a special future genetics program... The "worker shutdown program".

Your loved ones will be compensated with a giftcard if you agree to be "retired" at the end of your usefulness to the participating company.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

sounds complicated

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Going back in time and dying it is!