Antiwork

According to recent data, the average individual needs to make $30.77/hr to “only” pay 1/4 of their salary as rent each month. (The recommend amount) That number is wrong. Assuming you're saving 4% into a 401k, putting away $100/month into your HSA and the government is only taking out 25% in taxes you need $84,000/month or $40.38/hr. Or nearly 30% MORE than is quoted in the post. If you're making below $84,000k/year (nearly 85% of America) you literally can't meet the standard rent requirements on your own. We are fucked.

I'm someone who believes that above all, people should have a commitment to the truth. As Picard put it, “…whether to scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth.” The best way to go through your life is to acknowledge the hard facts and base your beliefs and factions off of those facts even if it might slaughter a sacred cow of your worldview because a problem does not cease to be if you ignore it. Reality does not conform to philosophy. So looking at the entirety of working society, I see basically the exact opposite from top to bottom. -When applying for a job, you basically need to stretch the truth or even outright lie about things in order to get hired, and don't you dare answer honestly to questions of what your weakness is and other such matters. Perhaps it's more fun to find out the facts of…

My mom was telling me about how hard her dad worked so much harder than us now make ends meet. He was a school teacher with a stay at home wife and 8 kids. To be able to pay off his mortgage sooner he borrowed money from his teenage kids. She goes on to complain about our generation expecting too much. I deadpan look her in the eyes and say “there’s no amount of money I could borrow from my teenage kids that could possibly put a dent in my 500k mortgage.” But this is the is the reality my mom grew up with. As a teenager my mother made enough money to put a sizeable dent in her fathers mortgage payment; and a teacher on a solo salary could afford a house and 8 kids. But you’re lazy for working 60 hours a week and expecting to afford both…

Are y’all involved in in person organizing? I’ve been feeling recently that I need to participate in some discussion and action/protest with people in my area. R/antiwork is great but there’s only so much healing and solidarity that can happen in a virtual community. Any advice is greatly appreciated