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A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

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[–] snek 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I guess this is the story of Brexit? The UK shouldn’t have allowed people over 50 years old to vote on that referendum, because they aren’t likely so see the effects of the decision and they’re still delusional about a great empire that can stand alone while they watch American TV shows on a TV made in China and a chair designed in Sweden…

Errrr, so let's take away the right of people to vote when they hit the age of 50?

LOL, do you think we will be this relevant/irrelevant when we turn 50? Brexit was dumb as fuck but that doesn't justify stripping away people's rights.

[–] TCB13 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Go look for stats on the referendum, if it wasn't for the 50+ years old people the UK would still be in the EU. It's not about "let’s take away the right of people to vote" it is about "how can we let people take vote for something that wont ever affect them either way?". I bet there was someone voting to leave that died of old age the next day, should that person have as much voting power as someone who's on their 30's and had to live an extra 50 years with the fallout of the decidion?

[–] snek 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Your right to vote doesn't change based on how many days you have left to live. By this logic, maybe we should ban everyone with cancer from voting too?

[–] TCB13 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

doesn’t change

But maybe it should for certain subjects.

[–] snek 0 points 9 months ago

Good luck changing the world to the worse. I'm sure you'll do a stellar job.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

They can't be serious lol they're just waffling nonsense

[–] snek 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And I'm supposed to guess that how? From the /s they didn't add to the end of their post, or?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh I wasn't saying you were dumb, they're dumb

[–] TCB13 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Dumb article that bowlderizes actual labor issues into stale generational politics takes that have been pushed by consultants since the 90s as blandly palatable fodder for this kind of writing.

[–] TCB13 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The generational politics thing irks me because it's an example of advertisers openly trying to divide people's families and yet that gets taken seriously by "muh family values" conservatives.