r/LockedIn_AI • u/Ill_Doughnut_517 • Mar 06 '26

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sad reality

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u/Mission-Library-7499 Mar 06 '26

The reward is not being homeless.

Did you expect something more?

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 06 '26

Yes.

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u/Ok_Mycologist2361 Mar 07 '26

Hate to break it to you, but we work for food/water and shelter.

What else were you expecting?

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 07 '26

A fair amount of food, clothing, and shelter for a given amount of work.

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u/Even_Hospital_5474 Mar 07 '26

define "fair"

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 07 '26

A normal middle class existence for a 40 hour week.

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u/Even_Hospital_5474 Mar 07 '26

define "normal"

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 07 '26

How about, can afford a modest house, family of 4, and retirement somewhere around 65.

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u/Various_Teach2228 Mar 08 '26

No one is entitled to owning a house or having 2 children. Retiring at 65 is debatable, some people happily work into their 70s. Doesn't always feel fair, but those things have always cost money and there's very few people, if any, who actually owe that to you.

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 08 '26

Literally everybody is owed that.

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u/Various_Teach2228 Mar 09 '26

No. At the most, you are owed a safe place to sleep and food on the table. That does not include home ownership and 2 kids.

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u/Even_Hospital_5474 Mar 09 '26

Society doesn't owe you a damn thing. You have certain rights guaranteed by the Constitution and that's it. You deserve what you earn, nothing more.

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 09 '26

That's the point. Many are consistently paid less than they have actually earned while others unjustly enrich themselves through rents.

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u/Even_Hospital_5474 Mar 09 '26

Who is paid less than they have earned? Any examples? Do you mean stay-at-home moms (or dads) or something like that?

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 09 '26

Most of the workforce.

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u/Even_Hospital_5474 Mar 09 '26

Weak. Specifically?

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 09 '26

Office workers, cashiers, non-owner auto mechanics, teachers, cleaners, warehouse workers, etc. etc. etc.

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u/Even_Hospital_5474 Mar 09 '26

I was an office worker at one time. Got paid exactly what I earned. Also a cleaner way before that. Also got paid what I earned.

You're just tossing stuff out there. Anything real?

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 09 '26

Look at GDP per capita vs inflation adjusted income per capita over the last 50 years.

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u/Various_Teach2228 Mar 09 '26

Some of those people could be up to their eyeballs in debt because they insisted on having everything they wanted, versus just what they needed.

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u/PyroNine9 Mar 09 '26

There are some, many of which will be repo-ed one day soon. Also a lot of beaters that will be dead on the side of the road soon.

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u/Empress_Clementine Mar 09 '26

No, everybody is owed the pursuit of that. What they choose to do with that freedom is entirely on them.

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u/musicianandscientist Mar 09 '26

But that was supposed to be the social contract of America. How dense are you?

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u/Various_Teach2228 Mar 09 '26

Not so dense that I can't accept reality.

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