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Unpopular opinion: People are more depressed today because the jobs are mentally demanding, not because wages are low

Factory workers in the 1910's were just as destitute as today's service workers, however, their jobs didn't include taking abuse from the public, so they were mentally better than today's service workers. Physically,they were exhausted and in pain, but they weren't depressed or anxious.


Factory workers in the 1910's were just as destitute as today's service workers, however, their jobs didn't include taking abuse from the public, so they were mentally better than today's service workers. Physically,they were exhausted and in pain, but they weren't depressed or anxious.

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