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We're all stuck in a rut trying to do what people who lied to us told us to do
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:28 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:28 am
We've been lied to for generations.
We've been told to get a job with a good salary, benefits, and a 401k, so we did. Those of us who haven't done so yet are breaking our own mental stability trying to do so.
We've been told to climb the ladder, so we did. Those of us who haven't done this yet are busting our arse working harder and maybe even longer hours to do so. At the expense of our mental stability.
We've been told that it's normal to ask for permission to spend time with our kids, so that's what we do. Then we start calculating when we'll have that allotted time accrued back to do so again. Next year or months later.
We've been led to believe that taking some time for ourselves is called "recharging" so we can get back to the grind "with a fresh mind and/or clear vision" soon after.
We've been promised that a 9-6 or 8-5 or 8-4 is normal, and we're believing it.
We've been told that two days a week to ourselves is acceptable, and we squeeze household chores like laundry, errands, cutting the grass into these two days. We work around kid's sports, our own "down" time, and trying to make time for aging parents into these two days, and the evening before returning to work we're exhausted more than we are on worknights. Then we do it all again bright and early the following morning.
Before we know it, our kids aren't children anymore and want nothing to do with us. Our parents are frail and/or deceased. We're aging and hurting in places we never hurt before and can't do the things that make us happy as much anymore. Then suddenly the kids are out of the house, we're burying parents, and staring down the barrel of 60 years old hoping and praying that somehow retirement is good to us and we're wishing we had taken more time for ourselves and our families when we still had the chance. And we hope our kids somehow do things differently but are successful at the same time.
What the frick are we doing? It doesn't have to be this way. Why have we fallen into this trap?
We've been told to get a job with a good salary, benefits, and a 401k, so we did. Those of us who haven't done so yet are breaking our own mental stability trying to do so.
We've been told to climb the ladder, so we did. Those of us who haven't done this yet are busting our arse working harder and maybe even longer hours to do so. At the expense of our mental stability.
We've been told that it's normal to ask for permission to spend time with our kids, so that's what we do. Then we start calculating when we'll have that allotted time accrued back to do so again. Next year or months later.
We've been led to believe that taking some time for ourselves is called "recharging" so we can get back to the grind "with a fresh mind and/or clear vision" soon after.
We've been promised that a 9-6 or 8-5 or 8-4 is normal, and we're believing it.
We've been told that two days a week to ourselves is acceptable, and we squeeze household chores like laundry, errands, cutting the grass into these two days. We work around kid's sports, our own "down" time, and trying to make time for aging parents into these two days, and the evening before returning to work we're exhausted more than we are on worknights. Then we do it all again bright and early the following morning.
Before we know it, our kids aren't children anymore and want nothing to do with us. Our parents are frail and/or deceased. We're aging and hurting in places we never hurt before and can't do the things that make us happy as much anymore. Then suddenly the kids are out of the house, we're burying parents, and staring down the barrel of 60 years old hoping and praying that somehow retirement is good to us and we're wishing we had taken more time for ourselves and our families when we still had the chance. And we hope our kids somehow do things differently but are successful at the same time.
What the frick are we doing? It doesn't have to be this way. Why have we fallen into this trap?
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Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:29 am to TDsngumbo
That's why I sell feet pics on OnlyFans.
frick em!
frick em!
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:30 am to TDsngumbo
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What the frick are we doing? It doesn't have to be this way. Why have we fallen into this trap?
If you don’t go to the worktation and pick your taxes how will your greatest ally buy bombs?
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:31 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:31 am to TDsngumbo
John Cougar told us this almost two scores ago.
Gulf Shores vacation for everyone. It's like he wrote the song in Louisiana.
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There's a black man with a black cat
Livin' in a black neighborhood
He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard
You know he thinks he's got it so good
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But just like everything else those old crazy dreams
Just kinda came and went
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Well, there's people and more people
What do they know, know, know?
Go to work in some high-rise
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico, ooh, yeah
Gulf Shores vacation for everyone. It's like he wrote the song in Louisiana.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:38 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:31 am to TDsngumbo
You could have just done us a favor and made a NSFW thread instead of typing all that out.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:32 am to TDsngumbo
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:33 am to TDsngumbo
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What the frick are we doing? It doesn't have to be this way. Why have we fallen into this trap?
I agree with you, but most people will tell you to just shut up and go back to work .
It’s a sick system.. im not smart enough to have all the answers, but i just know that this aint it .
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:33 am to iwyLSUiwy
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You could have just done us a favor and made a NSFW thread instead of copying and pasting that from Facebook.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:34 am to TDsngumbo
I for one welcome our AI overlords and look forward to the breaking of the proverbial wheel.
In the meantime, go smoke a joint and get back to the grill. Those patties arent going to flip themselves.
In the meantime, go smoke a joint and get back to the grill. Those patties arent going to flip themselves.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:35 am to BK Lounge
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I agree with you, but most people will tell you to just shut up and go back to work . It’s a sick system.. im not smart enough to have all the answers, but i just know that this aint it .
All of this
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:37 am to TDsngumbo
So what’s your solution?
The issue is the amount of taxes we pay, and the amount of money printing we have in our country.
The issue is the amount of taxes we pay, and the amount of money printing we have in our country.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:37 am to TDsngumbo
Just think if your name was Mike you wouldn't be worried about any of this right now. Free sub bro!
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:37 am to TDsngumbo
If I could go back, I would have tried to do something more creative when I was younger with no kids. At least I had time to do something after work and see if it has potential. Now there's no time.
I only wish someone would have told me that when I was that age.
I only wish someone would have told me that when I was that age.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:40 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:38 am to TDsngumbo
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We've been told that two days a week to ourselves is acceptable, and we squeeze household chores like laundry, errands, cutting the grass into these two days. We work around kid's sports, our own "down" time, and trying to make time for aging parents into these two days, and the evening before returning to work we're exhausted more than we are on worknights. Then we do it all again bright and early the following morning.
Look, I don't like the way the system is set up, but nobody "told" us to do this. It's just that there's an agreed upon time of the day that's used for work. If you want a normal, generally low stress job, that's when you work.
You have every opportunity go do something else. There are plenty of jobs where you can have more than that to yourself. You can work as a paramedic/emt/firefighter and work 24 hour shifts and have 4 days off.
You can work night shift jobs.
You can start your own business and work 3 days a week and not make as much money. You can reduce expenses and ride a bike. You can leave the country if you have the right skills.
I think the in general the system is bullshite, but there isn't some demonic presence lording over you controlling you. I don't think there's any virtue or point to being a victim like this. That's not to say to "pull yourself up". It's harder now than it has been, I agree with that, but what is the point of toiling in misery like this? The world is what it is, if you want to change it get into politics.
There may be a group of elite who generally sit at the top, but they are doing what they are doing to keep themselves rich, and the result of that is the system. It is not a setup of the system to keep others down so that those people can stay rich. It's the result, not the input.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:39 am to TDsngumbo
I'm convinced the heartbeat of America still exists.
It's like a Native American, it has been bound into reservations. Those reservations are RV parks.
Rent you an RV, spend a long weekend at an RV park. You will see it, kids riding bikes, hanging out with other kids they just met, walking dogs, people greeting and helping their neighbors, sitting around a campfire, parents playing/fishing hanging out outside with kids, no electronics.
It's the last true place to be and do what America should be. I stand by that.
You do need enough money to get an RV and tow vehicle, but point still stands.
It's like a Native American, it has been bound into reservations. Those reservations are RV parks.
Rent you an RV, spend a long weekend at an RV park. You will see it, kids riding bikes, hanging out with other kids they just met, walking dogs, people greeting and helping their neighbors, sitting around a campfire, parents playing/fishing hanging out outside with kids, no electronics.
It's the last true place to be and do what America should be. I stand by that.
You do need enough money to get an RV and tow vehicle, but point still stands.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:39 am to TDsngumbo
I went into sales years ago and have a ton of freedom now. It’s not for everybody but no 8-5 five days a week is nice. As long as you’re producing you should be left alone.
This post was edited on 5/2/26 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:39 am to genro
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Free sub bro!
Give me that and a iPhone to binge watch - what a great time to be alive.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:40 am to soccerfüt
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Life imitates Art
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:40 am to TDsngumbo
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Consumerism is the economic and social theory that increased consumption of goods and services is desirable and fuels economic growth. It represents a cultural emphasis on purchasing material possessions to define personal identity, status, and happiness. It also refers to the movement to protect consumers from unsafe products
This is the problem. We all have too much stuff and "they" keep telling us we need more. We don't. We don't even need all the shite we have.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:42 am to TDsngumbo
Brother I am in the same rut myself. Young kids, stress filled workplace, barely escaping bankruptcy, and dad’s cancer might be back.
I really feel the collapse is inevitable. Once the boomers in charge start to die off, the system they’ve perpetuated at our expense for 40 years will die with them.
I really feel the collapse is inevitable. Once the boomers in charge start to die off, the system they’ve perpetuated at our expense for 40 years will die with them.
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