DataRikerGeordiTroi

DataRikerGeordiTroi t1_jaewn3w wrote

Hey- ill bite in case you are not a troll and just young or inexperienced.

Just because someone is low paid, does not mean they do not have important skills.

For most of time service industry was a fine salary. You could be a waitress or paint houses seasonally or be an EA in a school district or a CNA and have enough for rent and enough time & cognitive bandwidth to pursue your actual passions, or raise your family or care give for others.

It is only since about 2008 AND Citizens United that things became nightmarish & dystopian for the working classes. I did not say things were good, but they were less bad.

There are an infinite amount of pathways that would lead to THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF US CITIZENS AND BILLIONS of people globally who earn less than substance wages.

The person likely has skills, but the powers that be do not pay adequately.

Teachers including most adjunct college professors in most states make less than minutes wage.

Add in any single personal crisis- mental health, addiction, a mega bad break up, etc. and voila.

Most Americans are 1-2 paychecks away from actual financial ruin. EU and some other countries do NOT have these same schemes. Education and Medical is free in most other countries globally, including developing nations.

Its not that individuals are failing, it is systemic structures in place for a fairly short amount of time that are harming most people.

Thank you for making yourself vulnerable by sharing your ignorance. Hopefully this explainer helps you & encourages you to look into why things are so bad for so many.

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DataRikerGeordiTroi t1_j59fclj wrote

I just want to go on record as saying this show in general is creepy AF & gives VERY bad vibes & i hope the kids working on it were safe & cared for & not exploited or hurt.

But its always given me very bad vibes.

The OPPOSITE of this show is Out of This World and i stan it. It was so good.

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DataRikerGeordiTroi t1_j59ct42 wrote

this show is kinda good & weird for its time. Not a must see, but worth a few episodes watch. It always gave me kinda bad vibes tho. Hollywood when ppl were on yay (early 80s) is a trip.

The other really weird 80s kids sitcom is called Out of This World and it's worth a watch. Its so weird and I'm glad it got made. Its Saved By The Bell but with Aliens. I love it.

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DataRikerGeordiTroi t1_j59cnnk wrote

I agree that the people asking this are kinda strange. Why you watch TV show? Like what?

Small wonder is creepy AF and its giving epstein-- but Out of This World is GOD TIER and not to be missed.

Also - Hollywood in the 1980s was absolutely insane and drug riddled & problematic af. Are you really asking why nasty inappropriate jokes were made 40 years ago? Its cuz the screenwriter hadn't slept in like 3 days. Everything from that time is sleazy & grody af.

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DataRikerGeordiTroi t1_irbhgxx wrote

Holy s.

Yo - anyone who has not seen that sub before (like me) u gotta click. Its bonkers.

TW tho- first its funny then its super, duper sad and makes you feel sad because you realize it's not birds aren't real vibes, its homie cant afford mental healthcare vibes.

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DataRikerGeordiTroi t1_ir9xgpw wrote

Y'all are so much nicer and better spoken than me. I'm just "lol whut. ok sis go off but no its not."

then go struggle with a chatbot to try to order some taco bell (not really but the idea is to communicate that I go engage in an activity that proves how totally far off the

s i n g u l a r i t y really is. kids these days really do swear one deepfake of christopher walken eating a radish or one hella specific ml model picking out one super specific defined thing out of two really excellently set up libraries means the ai revolution is nigh).

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