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“There's this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Gen X here and I can’t afford to contribute to my retirement. Even had to withdraw some during unemployment. I’m either working until I die or hoping assisted suicide becomes legal in 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yep. Same. I do pretty good for myself and I'm more fortunate than most, but I had to borrow money from my dad recently for a series of expenses I couldn't absorb in real time. I got the "you don't know how to budget" sermon. It felt as fun as you'd expect

I said fuck it and gave him a list of earnings and expenses (I'm pretty frugal) and he was like, "oh..."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Oh hey, this is what my partner and I have been experiencing for the last year or so.

[–] Tja -5 points 8 months ago

Did he clap afterwards?

[–] [email protected] 52 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Gen Millennial here. I can assist you on your suicide that day for a hot meal so I can at least eat on that day. Maybe someone from Gen Z can assist my suicide if I leave him my blanket then.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A hot meal? If you're eating the person who just suicided then you could probably stretch those left overs out for at least a week or two.

You might be on to something here....

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Sounds like a modest proposal

[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago

assisted suicide

Is that when you die but take a billionaire with you?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the bright side, 9mm is cheaper than a retirement home. Somebody's getting a blowjob on my 60th birthday, and it ain't gonna be me!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Damn, that's dark. Like my favourite kind of humour.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago

X here too, 53yo, cannot contribute to retirement. At 67 I will have to sell my house because I'll not be able to afford taxes, insurances, power, repair, etc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Assisted suicide vs... illegal suicide? What's the difference?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Illegal doesn’t pay out insurance claims. Not that I can afford life insurance….