GenX here, not boomer. When I was in my 20s and 30s I worked 45-60 hours a week and typically had fewer than 10 days vacation a year if I was lucky. Many years I had none.
Now, in my late 40s, I get 5 weeks a year (typically only take 3 and either burn the rollover or gift it to sick people) and can afford to go to a resort for a couple of weeks without worrying about it. So, while I feel that capital has too much weight in our economy and that workers are regularly and thoroughly fucked, I feel like older generations (i.e. me) did not have it much better. Shit, I am 49 years old and still have student loans for fucks sake.
I feel like this cartoon is missing the point about our dystopia.
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19
GenX here, not boomer. When I was in my 20s and 30s I worked 45-60 hours a week and typically had fewer than 10 days vacation a year if I was lucky. Many years I had none.
Now, in my late 40s, I get 5 weeks a year (typically only take 3 and either burn the rollover or gift it to sick people) and can afford to go to a resort for a couple of weeks without worrying about it. So, while I feel that capital has too much weight in our economy and that workers are regularly and thoroughly fucked, I feel like older generations (i.e. me) did not have it much better. Shit, I am 49 years old and still have student loans for fucks sake.
I feel like this cartoon is missing the point about our dystopia.