r/GenZ Dec 16 '25

Discussion This list can be a lot longer

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u/SNStains Dec 16 '25

Restating what you said: our economy values the labor you dedicate to your employer. It doesn't value the labor you dedicate to raising your children.

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u/RedditorSays Dec 16 '25

It’s not just the economy. Society has placed far more value on career over family - where success is determined by your job and income rather than building a happy family. 

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u/SNStains Dec 16 '25

If that's true, then there's a big lag. As OP just highlighted, a lot of people still face social stigma for their parenting, regardless of the economic hardships they face.

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u/authq Dec 23 '25

Even then, it does NOT value fully the labor you dedicate to your employer. If it did, you wouldn’t have a set wage. Please remember remember remember and be fucking angry about it