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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

At what point did the final straw finally break?

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[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Many smaller things, but there are some notable things in no particular order:

  • Getting a job. This might require some explanation. Not only was it a trip to hell and back to get my first minimum wage job, but they would regularly overschedule me while I was in college despite us both agreeing a certain time. Not to mention retail customers that were leagues worse than my boss. Now I'm struggling to find full-time work despite having a degree, getting an internship, and "years of experience". They're just that picky and no for real reason so I have been reliant on seasonal work where I travel to different places. Don't get me wrong, I got to live in a beautiful place California in the spring and really loved it there, but I want to start my life in earnest and actually meet people.

  • The climate crisis.

  • California. In theory, California should be a utopia and did everything right under capitalism, and ironically 99% of its problems are boiled down to the fact that California is too successful.

  • Tying into that, the cost of living. Everything is a luxury these days because "muh shareholder value"

  • Rent-seeking behavior. From enshittification to car-dependency, this is the part 3 of California, which got punished for its success. Rent-seeking behavior is an example of laziness being rewarded under capitalism by making things worse in a way that makes you and some shareholders rich. If shareholders would make easy money by poisoning the food supply so nothing we eat or drink is healthy anymore, they'd do just that.

this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2024
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