The soft life: why millennials are quitting the rat race
theguardian.com
Ambition once came with a promise: a home, a salary, progress and fulfilment. What happens when that promise is broken? Meet the women who are turning their backs on consumerism, materialism and burnout
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Yeah, it's essentially BAH lol.
Every year it goes up, and every year I make it my new monthly payment for my mortgage.
I say this all the time, it's 100% true.
The vast majority of our issues would disappear if everyone got that stuff. And we could pay for it all just be taxing the 1% of wealthiest people and corporations.
The only reason to not want it, is if those wealthy people give you a shit ton of money to not want it.
I've thought this for a while, but maybe our service to country isn't done with a DD214. The current situation in the US and world at large makes me think I can still do some good. Maybe politics needs more people who think like you and me.
I got told once in the military:
And it's pretty accurate, even on the civilian side.
Politics definitely needs people who think like both of you.