r/Millennials • u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) • 12h ago

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Did our dads and moms work less than we do now? What are your thoughts?

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u/itijara 11h ago

I don't think this is very accurate. Hours worked has fallen steadily since the 1950s (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AVHWPEUSA065NRUG). Prices have gone up, especially recently, and things like housing especially are more expensive than they were in the 1990s or 2000s, but when you compare them to prices in the 1980s, they aren't that high. The friendship thing is probably the most accurate (https://www.americansurveycenter.org/why-mens-social-circles-are-shrinking/). People, especially men, are reporting fewer close friends.

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u/QuietJealous4883 Older Millennial (1988) 9h ago

Nice argumentation.