• tidderuuf@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Those luscious green hills over there? Oh that’s where the Epstein-class billionaires get to enjoy watching us fight each other over scraps they send down to us.

  • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    I could probably retire (I’m old) if it weren’t for needing health care. It would be so nice to live in a proper country.

  • MrOtingocni@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Man, I feel this. Either face losing everything you own, starvation and homelessness or stuff your misery down deep and drag your sorry ass to yet another shift at the dream crushing factory.

  • DigDoug@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    I was looking for a job and then I found a job

    And heaven knows I’m miserable now

  • 18107@aussie.zone
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    14 hours ago

    UBI would be nice. Imagine working at a job you like because you like it, not because you need it to survive.

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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      2 hours ago

      First, I’d like to preface by stating that I am a firm proponent of UBI, but i am under no illusion that life under UBI would be utopic, or even not miserable. The most likely scenario would be as life under “basic” on Earth was described in The Expanse book series. Necessary, but no picnic.

  • Ex Nummis@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Having just gotten an offer after 9 months of being jobless, I can relate to this. Although the 1k/month hike vs my previous job is a nice incentive.

  • Almacca@aussie.zone
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    15 hours ago

    Unemployed with money, however… I spent about 5 years ‘unemployed’ and living on income protection insurance, which gave me about AUD7000/month. It was great!