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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 72 points 3 months ago (2 children)

A lot of those shows have aged pretty badly in terms of what "struggling" looks like. The idea of a boring office job being some awful fate is also kinda dated.

At least shows like the Simpsons were self aware about this.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A boring office job is an awful fate, we should bring that perception back!

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 41 points 3 months ago (4 children)

There's a fair few people who would straight up murder someone for a boring, stable office job.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

After a few years in a boring job they'll be ready to kill again.

[–] jimrob4@midwest.social 16 points 3 months ago

Guy who’s “living the dream” here:

I wish death upon everyone.

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 22 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately, murder will often land you in prison, making your freshly earned office job not that stable.
Don't ask me how I know.

Big difference between a low paying boring office job and a high paying one lol.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's a lot of starving children in Africa who would be ecstatic with a job that paid American minimum wage, that doesn't mean anything.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

In a lot of ways, we are those starving children.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

The Bundys had a one income household, where dad was working minimum wage at a shoe store and he could feed and clothe his kids, have a big house, a car, and all the adventures they pulled. You couldn't even feed yourself on that income these days