I do get what Watters is talking about, though. I don’t know how prevalent it is in stats / the real world, but (social) media has a lot of smart and talented people on it that have just picked a shitty career, i.e. “not a real job”, and are writing like their economic difficulties are a problem with the system and not just their personal fault. If you’re a journalist and your parents are accountants you are going to be poorer than your parents, and that’s nobody else’s fault than yours. Some jobs are more passion project than salaried work, and if you don’t come from money you should stay far far away.
Before you come at me: Obviously basic health insurance (including teeth!) should be universal and we should build more housing and build more budget housing.
You’re right, if everyone was an accountant they’d be able to afford groceries! What are these young adults thinking going into jobs like groceries stores and fast food and expecting a wage that allows them to live a normal life! That’s totally on the workers and not at all on the greedy tyrants who perpetuate this prison they call capitalism.
I was hoping not to have to say this, but generally speaking I don’t think retail workers are the ones going viral on social media. Whether it’s writing skills or editing skills, socioeconomically downwardly mobile media employees are more likely to drive that side of the culture war.
Doesn’t mean the plight of the working poor in retail and other service work isn’t real, but I’d expect that to be more “quiet desperation” than “viral on Bluesky”.
I do get what Watters is talking about, though. I don’t know how prevalent it is in stats / the real world, but (social) media has a lot of smart and talented people on it that have just picked a shitty career, i.e. “not a real job”, and are writing like their economic difficulties are a problem with the system and not just their personal fault. If you’re a journalist and your parents are accountants you are going to be poorer than your parents, and that’s nobody else’s fault than yours. Some jobs are more passion project than salaried work, and if you don’t come from money you should stay far far away.
Before you come at me: Obviously basic health insurance (including teeth!) should be universal and we should build more housing and build more budget housing.
You’re right, if everyone was an accountant they’d be able to afford groceries! What are these young adults thinking going into jobs like groceries stores and fast food and expecting a wage that allows them to live a normal life! That’s totally on the workers and not at all on the greedy tyrants who perpetuate this prison they call capitalism.
I was hoping not to have to say this, but generally speaking I don’t think retail workers are the ones going viral on social media. Whether it’s writing skills or editing skills, socioeconomically downwardly mobile media employees are more likely to drive that side of the culture war.
Doesn’t mean the plight of the working poor in retail and other service work isn’t real, but I’d expect that to be more “quiet desperation” than “viral on Bluesky”.