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A Boring Dystopia

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Average consumer now carries $6,329 in credit card debt. 'People are stretched,' expert says. (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 62 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Stories like this are why I have no hope for the future, at least here in the US.

My eighty year-old parents are driving for DoorDash (in my car) and that's all the income they have to live on. If they hadn't paid off their mortgage years ago they'd be homeless.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The empire is collapsing.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ever wonder what it was like to live in Rome during the collapse?

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

I imagine it was hot.