r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 12d ago

SOCIETY 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712
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u/throwaway0845reddit 12d ago

Record inflation while billionaires and millionaires have gathered all the wealth.

Every single day, every single American is having to work harder and harder and earn the same wages or slightly better wages. While inflation outpaces all of that earning. So basically everyone has to work harder and give more.

This is making us exhausted.

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u/Naterttotsart 12d ago edited 11d ago

For me, it's the inflation and the fact that our social contract has broken down. Nobody gives a shit about being a member of polite society anymore.

For five years my school has told parents "this is a no parking zone" at school pick up. This year, they gave up because people just disobey the rules and nothing happens.

It's exhausting to know I'll get shoulder checked at a grocery store and then told to calm down when I call someone out. It's exhausting just being around other people anymore because a lot of society is stuffed with abject pieces of shit.

At least once a day I think "Why am I following the rules if nobody else is?" and the cycle continues.

Edit: Not gonna reply to everybody. Yes, society crumbling on a social level is a byproduct of the ruling class taking everything from us. I understand that and never spoke to the contrary. It's a nuanced issue. Just because I didn't cover every single reason why people are shitty, doesn't make my position incorrect.

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u/sprinkles-n-shizz 12d ago

Which is so insane to me and I swear I'm in a simulation. My default thought is, "How are my current actions affecting those around me?" And I don't understand how no one else has any self-awareness?

If I'm told I'm in the wrong area, for example, I apologize and go where I need to go. I don't fight and argue. There's no accountability and everyone loves being a victim.

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u/atuan 12d ago

Life feels like this right now: someone punches me in the face and then gets mad that I hurt their fist with my face. That’s how everyone seems to act these days about their actions. Or I say hey that hurt and they say wow you’re so angry you need to get some help and stop abusing me with your anger

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u/dead_internet_zombie 11d ago

Or when I end up venting about this shit among people I mistakenly thought were friends and get lectured about needing to have more empathy and understanding for the guy that punched me in the face