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[-] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 hour ago

I'm currently unemployed, and I was not expecting to be so busy. I thought I would have a little more leisure time, might be able to catch up on a few things that I never seemed to have time for, like catching up with family, playing some video games in my back log, and doing a small bit of travel. That hasn't materialized. It's like as soon as I stopped "working", more things came up that needed my attention. I'm basically busy from the time I get up in the morning until I wrap up for the night and veg out in front of the TV for an hour before bed. I swear I had more me time when I was working. Not sure how this happened.

[-] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 32 points 3 hours ago

There is no reason why taxes pooled together from all of our incomes cannot be used to subsidize Healthcare, education and a basic living income for all citizens. But if everone no longer had to worry about survival, no one would put up with corporate abuse from rich cunts and plus if they'd paid their fair share of taxes and couldn't just steal tax money to gamble with, they'd never be as filthy rich as they are to begin with.

[-] KimjongTOOILL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Imagine not working and still being able to survive.

[-] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

taxes pooled together from all of our incomes cannot be used to subsidize Healthcare, education and a basic living income for all citizens

Well that's how it's done in most rich and even some poor countries. So I assume you are talking about the US which is indeed in a terrible situation with human rights for it's wealth. And sadly voting red/blue won't ever change it.

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Especially in USA

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 24 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It's extremely unpopular in the American business world. This world is so fucked up on so many levels. People wonder how things can be so bad over here... This is a big piece of that puzzle, along with our terrible and underfunded education system, and our lack of affordable healthcare.

Just these three things are bad enough, but then there are so, so many more problems. The United States is a gilded dumpster fire we've somehow been convincing the world is a beacon of prosperity.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The parts of the Nazi "economic recovery" from the Depression besides refusing to pay the rest of the Versailles debt and deficit spending financed by futures in tooth gold and slave labor was literally just making people work longer hours.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 7 points 2 hours ago

As long as groups of people (states?) are locked in deadly competition, there can be no slowdown, anyone who does gets conquered or obliterated.

[-] the_q@lemm.ee 10 points 3 hours ago

I think this is accurate. We may be the most "intelligent" animal on this planet, but we're still animals. We've been pulled out of a natural order and forced into systems the worst of us came up with to keep said worst ones happy. At the exact same time we also have the capacity and potential to make this planet a habitable, utopia for all creatures, but those systems, man...

[-] ungsund@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, I feel this. We’ve been forced into a system that treat life like a nonstop grind instead of something we’re meant to actually live. Real connection got replaced by control. It’s crazy how unnatural all this ‘normal’ really is.

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 5 hours ago

You can't just state facts and then call it an unpopular opinion for likes

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

Is this your first day on the internet?

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 hours ago

no but I'm getting tired of this "unpopular opinion but I think the sky is blue" shit

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 hours ago

I often find this aggravating, but in some cases, I think that stating an opinion as being unpopular is a defence mechanism that may stem from previous responses to said opinion.

On the topic of everyone being busy, for example, a friend once shared a similar opinion at work and their colleagues jumped on that opinion and argued against it in a manner that was effectively dick-measuring about how tired and burnt out they are, but how they're going to take on more work nonetheless. It was an especially toxic work environment, but it's not abnormal to find people who seem desperate to sacrifice themselves on the altar of capitalism.

I speculate that some of this bizarre defense of hyper productivity arises from people who are forced to work that way for so long that they start to think of it as a thing they choose to do. My friend was fortunate enough that he was able to quit his job to stay home with his newborn child, but far too many people don't have that opportunity. I wonder if some of the men who mocked him for quitting the job did so because they wish they had been able to do the same thing, but given that that ship had long since sailed, pretending that they chose to stay at that shitty job helped them to weather the stress.

This is all a long-winded way of saying that I sympathise with people who hedge their beliefs with saying an opinion is "unpopular". I think that sometimes, it's a way of saying "this is something I believe, but I'm not actively trying to change your mind about it". There may also be an element of someone hoping that people will say "idk what you mean, that's not an unpopular opinion", in search of validation. That's annoying, but I'm sympathetic towards someone fishing for validation in this topic, at the very least.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 3 hours ago

But then how is someone supposed to argue about how how the sky is red sometimes?

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 42 points 6 hours ago

Yeah this is one of the reasons labor needs to organize.

There's one boss telling 500 workers that they all need to work themselves to death? Fuck that. We outnumber him. We could be productive without burnout and things could be fine.

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 hours ago

For anyone else reading this: you could be the one to make that change, and gain you and your coworkers better pay and time off.

Seriously consider joining the IWW. They'll train you on how to organize your coworkers and form a grassroots union, no matter what your job is.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

Thanks for the recommendation. I am heartened by recent pushes towards unions. In particular, tech workers are beginning to understand that they are workers (as opposed to the narrative that tech workers exist at a level above the kind of people who need unions).

I haven't heard of the IWW, but the website for the UK branch has the headline "Bigoted bourgeoisie courts never cared about workers, whether cis or trans" (regarding a recent UK supreme court ruling). I haven't read the article, but that headline has given me a strong first impression of these guys. They seem pretty based

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago

I've been excited at that development as welk. It's honestly a bit baffling it took them so long, especially game developers, where extreme crunch time and post release seasonal layoffs are the norm.

The IWW is the only union that leans heavily anarchist, with a rich history going back to 1905. :)

[-] Schal330@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Unfortunately there is a pyramid scheme in place filled with fools that think they can become that one and are willing to fight against those "beneath" them.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 4 hours ago

True. There are also many idiots who think like, "I work hard and when I take a break it's well deserved. When they take a break, they're lazy good-for-nothings".

There's a name for this I can't remember right now. Something more specific than "stupid" or "no empathy".

[-] smoker@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago

Fundamental attribution error

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 hours ago

Fundamental attribution error

Yes! That's it! Thank you

Wiki on it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error

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[-] serenissi@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

"recursive bulling"

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 hours ago

For many of us not working full time could mean the death or ruin of us and our family. That degree of anxiety allows for abuse in the work hierarchy, and I think this is at a minimum something we need to work to improve for everyones sake. Regardless of your work effort do you want to be around people scurrying around for no other reason than that they fear death or crippling debt? It doesn't bring out anyone's best.

[-] djsoren19 71 points 7 hours ago

I think about this a lot. We have essentially, purely through accident tbh, created a society that we are evolutionary unprepared to live in. So much of our typical day to day is actually horrible for our bodies and often antithetical to their good function.

In a strange way, it's almost incredible. We have invented a rock that we cannot lift.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

I have a friend who is probably going to become a nun, and the place where she seems likely to join is a convent which has very little contact with the outside world (it's even on an island). It struck me that the monastic life seems like a pretty good escape from conditions that are objectively antithetical to humanity, especially if you're someone whose faith is already a huge part of how they cope with the world.

Hell, I'd be tempted by it, if I had a compatible religious belief. Alas, I think that if I had a "vocation"^[1], it would probably require me to stick around and work alongside others who are trying to build a more humane world. I can't do much, but my sense of duty is greater than my desire to escape.

[1]: As I understand it, "vocation" has a particular meaning for Catholics. Here's a definition I got from Google: "vocation in a religious context is how God calls you to serve Him in the world.". "Vocation" came up a lot when my friend was discussing her plans. Despite me being hilariously far from being a Catholic, the concept resonated with me — perhaps because I'd loosely describe myself as an agnostic theist. I don't believe in a God, per se, but the sense of duty I feel to things like Truth, Justice, Beauty etc. (all of which I feel the need to capitalise) — things which a more religious person might just call "God".

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 35 points 7 hours ago

Eh, agreed except it’s no accident. A small group of people have managed to convince everyone else to do all the lifting in exchange for crumbs and little green pieces of paper. We have allowed ourselves to become our own worst enemy rather than unite and explore the stars

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 24 points 6 hours ago

Competition is good for a lot of things, but it also becomes a day-to-day race to the bottom that rewards whoever is willing to sacrifice more of their life for the sake of their job than others.

The logical consequence is exactly this: we back ourselves into an increasingly uncomfortable corner that leaves less room for living than we could easily enjoy with our current technology.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

B-b-b-b greed is human nature!

Yeah, go check out how any society outside of Europe worked before colonization. Winner writes the history!

The colonists were able to easily defeat most of the natives by out-arming them. But does anybody ever stop to think about why none of these societies ever invented guns? 🤔

[-] lonny2233@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

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[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Some people basically hibernated in the past. Slept for most of the day in winter to conserve energy(ignore the part where they slept a lot because they were hungry, we have food).

Modern "work ethics" is a scam.

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[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 145 points 9 hours ago

yea, "unpopular" because we're all indoctrinated from preschool onward that it's "natural" to be yanked out of sleep by an alarm, bust our asses to show up at work, move on to things at the sound of a bell for all the daylight hours, then get minimal, if any, sleep in order to do it all over again tomorrow. god forbid you get an opportunity for a nap in the middle of the day

thank the industrial revolution: slavery dressed up in "freedom and opportunity" -- same as the other familiar phrase "arbeit macht frei"

you exist to generate value for your owners. that's it.

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 8 hours ago

I worked 55+ hours a week for years. During the pandemic I became a stay at home mom. I suddenly, never sped while driving and any road rage tendencies vanished, nearly overnight.

While I feel quite isolated and lonely sometimes, as everyone I know works and are busy all the time, I can't stress enough how much of a change my driving habits went through when I was no longer in "workmode".

I used to break an average of 3 traffic laws every morning getting to my 6am shift. Then, the rush to just.get.home.

To a point now, I don't like driving during rush hours, or shopping after the work crews get off. 10am on a weekday at the grocery store? Everyone is pleasant and polite."excuse me" I say, and we have a polite interchange. I'll give a compliment to a womans dress, and I've passed some good on to a fellow human, sometimes I even receive compliments from the little old ladies, I've learned from them after all.

If I go to the shop after 4pm or on a weekend? I can feel folks souls have been ripped out and stomped on, knowing what they feel.. I say excuse me as i have to scoot pass their cart, and I don't even get a response just a glare. Then I return home sad.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

i noticed a similar benefit to my mental state regarding the rat race. i'd been living in city/urban areas pretty much my whole life ~40 years. when i moved to a rural area and could travel 25 miles in 20 minutes instead of 10 miles in 45 minutes, the difference was indescribable. like 3 traffic lights instead of 12, people know what driving etiquette is, no road rage, etc.

now, even when i occasionally approach the nearest "city," which is tiny by city standards, i feel the stress and irritability level rising right when i start to see more tail lights than road. it's insane. and people do this all day every day. fuck. all. that.

[-] prole 17 points 7 hours ago

Work/life balance is crucial. Ideally, everyone should be guaranteed a healthy work/life balance, while still being able to live comfortably. With one job.

[-] TomMasz@lemmy.world 36 points 8 hours ago

Humans used to have a much more direct connection between what they did and their survival. Gather enough food and you won't starve. Keep an eye out for other tribes/clans/families competing for the same resources and you don't get killed. Processing TPS reports all day doesn't seem like it does much of anything even though it gives you money. We've lost the connection and our brains can't handle it.

[-] logos@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 hours ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%27s_theory_of_alienation

[-] boreengreen@lemm.ee 26 points 8 hours ago

So modern life is simulating an impending death scenario for the brain. All the time.

[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

That actually makes a lot of sense. Like the panic that occurs when layoffs happen.

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[-] nimble 95 points 10 hours ago

It's only unpopular for the 1% extracting wealth from the 99%

[-] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 9 hours ago

I'm so tired of working. I just want to live modestly in a bought off house but the ever inflating cost of living will make it an impossible dream.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 20 points 6 hours ago

I retired from my software developer job right before COVID hit, bought a very small (and very inexpensive) fixer-upper house for cash, and started driving a school bus. I make like 1/5 as much as I used to and I'm as happy as I've ever been in my life. I work less than five hours a day and I have a big break between my morning and afternoon runs so I can ride my bike, have a leisurely lunch and a nice nap in the middle of my day. If the school board would just take my suggestion to send all the middle-schoolers to the Antarctic for three years, my life would be perfect.

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[-] MudMan@fedia.io 37 points 10 hours ago

Humans weren't "meant" for anything. Your particular sub-brand of cell clumps just failed to go extinct fast enough, so now here you are.

[-] aburrito@sh.itjust.works 34 points 9 hours ago

I think you’re agreeing with the premise without realizing it. We weren’t meant to have the norms and expectations that society places on us to just survive. We’re not expected to just retain homeostasis and survival, part of that has been predicated on your “personal productivity” towards the systems that we live under. Access to community and group resources is something we’re made to seek out, but it’s been blocked behind paywalls and monetary requirements effectively.

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[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 hours ago

This would be terribly unpopular on LinkedIn.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

That's a pretty fucking stupid take, our ancestors had to be busy all the time just to survive.

We are living in a time of 24/7 news and access to way too much information that's a way better explanation.

In fact I even like the explanation of anxiety being a result of abundance of calories more than this shit. That theory posits that our brains can go into overdrive simply because it has access to so many excess calories whereas in the past it didn't.

There is also the move towards white collar work, work that's not physically demanding, that we didn't evolve to deal with. Try going to the gym/exercising regularly and you will notice a significant drop in anxiety even on your worst days.

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

You are 100% correct.

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