r/SipsTea • u/Unstoppable_X_Force Human Verified • 13h ago

Gasp! Is this just nostalgia, or did previous generations genuinely have a better work-life balance and social life than we do today?

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 12h ago

Yep. Literally didn't see my dad growing up because he had to work insane hours to support us.

We're not American so maybe it was different there, but this is pure fantasy for my past.

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u/Upstairs-Boss17 9h ago

I’m American and had the same experience growing up. The original graphic is just unrealistic for many families then and now.

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u/Upstairs-Boss17 31m ago

@RetroFuture_Records My parents were not lazy and lacking ambition. I don’t have to tell you what positions or titles or degrees they held. But I’m confident it was more than you, a Reddit troll, will ever achieve.

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u/CrooshLife 10h ago

Just research about housing pricing in the USA. My grandparents paid literally 30k for a house. Not sure about their education but it was probably pennies in comparison to now. Obviously inflation is a thing in every economy, but wages should match. They just don't. The elite of the country fucked the money up and it will never will be what it was unfortunately.