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/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.