People Have No Zeal To Work Anymore | TikTok Rants Economic Crisis

[@SantaBarbaraBiking]

Our parents were cool with the full time work because they could buy a house, have kids, go on vacations, as rewards for their work. We just work and work to pay bills and not be able to afford kids or a house.

[@RightTailAngst]

They were in the same boat… it has always been a pick yourself up thing. Best of luck

[@tuttuttut7758]

Not really. My parents rented and struggled. They could only buy a very small home during their 30s, halfway. We barely went on holidays either and I certainly didn’t get any fancy stuff or a gazillion toys. And we were not alone. But I was aware of an increasing demand of luxury. People have 2 cars now. Huge houses. Take away all the time. Deliveries. Clothes you don’t need instead of buying the stuff you needed twice a year, 2 big holidays, city trips, going to do entertainment, having a gazillion subscriptions to streaming services, magazines, sports etc… Not saying the basics aren’t much more expensive but it wasn’t all gold that glittered

[@TheCreoleSon89]

My parents were poor and both had full time jobs and my dad work a part time job at Arby’s growing up. So I guess that’s not my experience lol. I’m well off now so I think my view is transformed. I worked my way out of the lower class and avoided student loans. That is the real middle class killer.

[@MW-qv5ox]

This is the world leftists have brought on themselves without even realizing

[@RARochester]

You obviously have no idea of what you're talking about; stop playing the victim and feeling sorry for yourself.

[@aeternuseldritch9545]

Humans are finally realizing we are not here to work just to die. Consciousness is shifting and we are long over due.

[@Jesus_Saves_Believers]

Great comment

[@royaltylordprinceshamiyah1229]

HUMANS? LOL

[@robgrey6183]

You still need food, water, shelter. You expect to get it for free?

[@JeffCaplan313]

​@@robgrey6183 If the OP is a woman, then probably.

[@TonieB-7733]

👏👏👏❤️💯

[@tyeash7822]

It's organized slavery. Why would I be pumped to get out my bed to make someone else rich.

[@mariancounsellor]

slaves did not receive a salary. People need to understand that it's a trade. An employer employs you to work and in return you get paid. You can also decide to become self-employed and trust me, that's a whole different level of stress. No matter what you do, no path is easy.

[@tyeash7822]

@mariancounsellor instead of massa feeding ,clothing, and housing me, they divided up the ownership ,the banks for housing and transportation and personal things,stores for food and habits, alot of Americans receiving exactly what slaves got,food ,housing clothing. And that's it.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

@@tyeash7822 You're absolutely correct. I was just about to comment this. The previous comment obviously doesn't know how slavery worked.

[@xaviermuini5604]

@@mariancounsellor bullshit

[@noble604]

Wasn’t that always the case? Didn’t auto assembly line workers make Ford rich? I’m not getting that people didn’t see their parents and grandparents get up out of bed everyday .... for 40years ... to make others rich. Why is this brand new?🥴

[@lavangelamcphatter2369]

Going off on his ancestors took me out 😂. Not even a paperclip mannn dang lol

[@jl3651]

i am dying lmaoooo

[@antoniovela8650]

His ancestors probably had the same complaint.

[@Goddess_Infinity]

😂😂😂😂😂 right !!!

[@freethinker847]

Right!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jessica.Shawnte]

😂😂😂

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

girl in the pink is spot on. i’m to the point where i can’t even cry about it anymore, i just feel numb lmao.

[@crissymiller]

Same

[@TAS0102]

I always knew something was horribly wrong here on earth. I have learned a lot more doing research. It is absolutely horrible. We are slaves. This is Prison Planet.

[@Goddess_Infinity]

Same !!! I’m so glad I’m not alone on this . I thought maybe I’m just lazy and depressed and ungrateful. But I’m burnt out

[@myangimeowgi]

I wish I could talk and check on these people and we could all connect because we feel exactly the same. If anyone knows how to see the tik tok profile names to these people let me know.

[@jingbot1071]

Now get vengeful

[@pricecole1172]

*The sign of the times* The "illusion of freedom" is finally starting to take shape. Waking up from the "American dream" is the agony of facing an "endless nightmare!"

[@justhomas83]

Mental prison only to end up in the hospital.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

​@@justhomas83Then for that also we are charged Money.

[@mariancounsellor]

There has never been 'complete freedom' however, there are levels of freedom and freedom to choose and decide some things even if those choices are not what we really want. the whole phrase 'endless nightmare' sets the tone and mindset for an individual's way of living and their perception. What if there's something in between the two? what if we accept that there's no certainty in anything that we can't see yet i.e the future.

[@MegaTamarra]

I wish George Carlin was around to witness THIS!

[@mamamoonie]

​@@mariancounselloryou're always under the comments sections trying to give unsolicited advice but you can't even spell counselor right! Be quiet!!!

[@amyswallow742]

I am kind of relieved others feel this way, I've been feeling so lazy and selfish about my attitudes towards work recently but I see I'm definitely not the only one.

[@mishuhhh]

I stopped giving my all a while ago. Being overworked, stressed, and depressed isn’t worth the crumbs we get paid.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

agreed

[@gemartsiha]

💯💯💯

[@sandi6818]

Truth. I just want a simple life now. The older I get (I’m 46)the less I want stuff and the more I want time and freedom.

[@lof7845]

Same here.

[@BudgetwithAllisonSummer]

Me too man

[@turtleanton6539]

Yeeeh😮

[@Pixiedust6]

@@sandi6818 I’m 28 and I felt this. Smh

[@jellyfish_bubbles]

Glad people are finally waking up. The idea that people really just never thought that companies are NEVER gonna not see them as assets not people😢

[@happylistener4628]

These multimillion, billion and trillion dollar corporate monster entities see employees as a liability. Hence all the current mass layoffs. We’re in the beginning of a deep depression. Much greater hardships ahead. So clear your debt, save your hard earned money and hold on tight folks. It’s going to be a heck of a ride!.😮

[@CrystalMang0]

Waking up not gonna change anytbing. Work equals money

[@reneecalvin2158]

My grandson just graduated from high school and got his first full-time job; he was so happy, and was making plans to move into his own apartment, and possibly afford a new or good reliable car , but when i explained to him how much taxes he'll be paying the government; he sadly realized that he won't be able to move out , and be independent. $18 an hour is not enough to live on your own 😢

[@jobe8764]

I'm 59 year old male. If I had to do it all over again, then or now, I say skill up. Be a jack of all trades that will make you valuable to others and independent. Don't be the helpless fool that has to hire a professional for every stupid task. Being independent and a jack of all trades was the norm for men in the past.

[@jenniferjemison636]

💯 agree!!

[@ami7mina]

would be nice it just hurts when people say you dont especialize at nothing. They would say jack of all trades master of none.

[@leafe-lu3jd]

@jobe8764 That is what I actually have been doing with my free time and I always impress myself like they were all wrong we were all wrong we don't not enjoy all these things like creating and building Corp. and government has made it norm to hate these things because they steal from us when we can barely survive. When poop hits the fan I will know I will be able to make it by on my own then.

[@refuztosay9454]

Correct. I think many of these kids need to add finding Christ to adding skills to completely fill the void that’s in them.

[@reneecalvin2158]

This is what I'm trying to teach my grandson who's fresh out of high school. I told him to get multiple skills under his belt.

[@ElbertJudkins]

I don't think this is by coincidence there is a shift in consciousness the material is meaningless to us we just wanna be instead of do all the time

[@lukekibbles]

True. The material world used to mean so much more to so many people. Idk what happened maybe sometime during Covid people started viewing money differently. Maybe it happened way before that. All I know is people care more about having money than having stuff nowadays. And they don’t even care about having money really, it’s more about the security that comes along with it. Standing up to consumerism is super empowering especially if ur someone with little debts and no dependents. You’ll flourish with enough time just gotta trust the process a little bit

[@Deeafricanperspective]

True 💯

[@T.Harry79]

Last that most of us have checked, we are human beings. Not human doings.

[@jenniferjemison636]

The shift started in 2012. We are feeling the move to a new age. It's no coincidence ❤

[@Karter-i8m]

It's real! It's clearly evident. The energy is shifting. I can feel it.

[@ryder4508]

I'm Gen X and worked kitchens and similar my entire life. Back in the 90s, even with these types of jobs, you were allowed to have a life. Your job was in the background. Now I feel like all I think about is my job and how I'm going to catch up on my debt or try to tediously save 200 per month for a year just so I can get new tires and brakes. It feels like my entire life is trying not lose my place to live. I feel like an indentured servant. Just work so I can go home broke and alone. But the business I work for are doing better than ever. The families that own them buying am extra summer home and talking an extra trip to Europe.

[@Allystargirl]

I’m 21 and it’s been an EXTREMELY hard pill to swallow that I grew up thinking this would all be worth it, and that “my twenties are best years of my life” and THIS is actually what it’s like.. like the INJUSTICE I feel that I was barley adequately prepared for a world that literally doesn’t even exist anymore can weigh on my soul way more than I should let it sometimes. I find joy and positivity from within, and from the little luxuries I do have around me, like 2 parents, a loving boyfriend, air to breathe, legs to walk on. It could absolutely always be worse. But it’s getting so so difficult to ward off the hopelessness that’s been growing inside me for years now. I started watching the tv show Friends at 14, my dad said I reminded him of the character Phoebe and I should watch it. And that was basically a big frame of reference for me, for what my 20’s and 30’s could look like. Friends, who are ride or die for you through it all, who have a key to your apartment, a job as a chef, love, life, my job would be in the background when I was home, and work would be filled with annoying bosses, but funny coworkers to bum cigarettes off of and spot them at the bar later that night. Clubs with great music. Simple. Straightforward. Tough at times, but that’s life, your pet dies, your tires flat. This shit is NOTHING like I was sold. I have been homeless twice since 18, and experienced so much trauma before I even came of that age, that all the compounding shit that came after was just like… such a rough start. And I’m incredibly resilient, always, but I just wish the world wasn’t like this. I’ll always wish it.

[@helenarichard]

As a millenial i can't even find a part time job anymore that isn't a dead end.

[@Pixiedust6]

I understand exactly what the girl that was crying means..this is straight torture…

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

Yes...

[@mariancounsellor]

Starting a business is sometimes the only option for people who are struggling with full-time work or reducing hours but there's a financial consequence to that. Employers are in business to make money ultimately. They provide the option to employees to work for them and receive payment in exchange. Anything else is a bonus, like caring for the employee. If you find a good employer who cares about you on a deep level, it's rare.

[@ladykemma3]

She has mommy and daddy paying the bills.

[@Riu-bw4bl]

@@ladykemma3if she can’t afford it there is not problem having help? Stop being jealous and petty of those that can rely on people.

[@millabasset1710]

I make $37 an hour I own a home I pay taxes. I don’t go out that much and whenever people tell me I make too much money I laugh at them. I’m also single and have no kids so that makes me a prime candidate for taxes

[@lukekibbles]

Keep saving ur money. Property taxes will only ever increase with home prices. Being single sucks at times but it’s going to save ur wallet in the long run. U could eventually find someone to settle down with but the time for self improvement/focus is now imo

[@millabasset1710]

@@lukekibbles right now. I’m mostly check to check when I first bought my home. There was a lot of upfront expenses that ate my savings now I’m trying to claw my way back up and save something. I was able to sell my car. I’m borrowing a relatives car right now to save money. I also started working out and I need to eat a lot of food to build muscle mass especially at 31 years old so I don’t wanna hear people tell me I waste money

[@Deeafricanperspective]

Yeap people don’t be underestimating taxes that get swiped from single people

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

More money makes more problems. Taxes be eating that shit up

[@BREEZYM6015]

What do you do for work? I make $28 an hour and live fine on that. $37 an hour would be awesome!

[@samantha9644]

The girl in pink is so me and i don't even hate my job 😭 thinking about doing this for multiple decades is my Roman Empire and eventually it's gonna be the reason I fall too 😮‍💨

[@ardien.535]

Im 40 and I’m completely done. It’s scary

[@julija5564]

the same , I want to be on pension

[@turtleanton6539]

In 38😅

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@julija5564i am😅😅

[@walkrr26]

Same. About to turn 41

[@Randi-n4s]

They succeeded in making me hate life. At this point I dont even care what happens to me ... I just hope its quick. I am tired.

[@elizabethcartagena2300]

🥺❤️‍🩹 Pray for clarity. There are answers as to what is going on. There is a peace that surpasses all understanding...

[@maryorimoralesflores8541]

I feel you 😢

[@ambivertical]

Jesus loves and and cares whats going on with you.

[@Fan-zx1lz]

​@@ambiverticalJesus cannot do anything in this materialistic world created by humans.

[@ambivertical]

@@Fan-zx1lz Wrong. I pray ur ignorance gets overcome by Jesuss truth power and love For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colosions 1:16

[@jonetgames]

The video around 26:50 made me remember something. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who was told/has heard a parent saying something like "I wanted my kids to have what I couldn't have" or "I don't want my kids to suffer like I did". Weren't our parents working to give us easier lives? They more or less said it, maybe not those exact words, but most parents want their kids to have a better life than they did. But now many Boomers are calling us lazy and entitled, and belittling us for being "too soft" and they boast about how hard their lives were, as though they are almost upset that we didn't have to struggle like they did.

[@shanishine38]

It's because high key, they resent their children who's lives are better. It's the, "I struggled so you have to struggle, too, mentality." It's like some parents want the best for their kids at first and then change their minds after the kids are comfortable. After the parents worked 40+ years to support a family, which is what those parents wanted btw, those parents want the kids to struggle too. It's weird. It's like hazing imo.

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

To the girl in pink: I understand. I am 61 now and can look back. When I was your age, I lived in an apartment with a roommate. I was a waitress at a pizza joint. The days were long. I'd get home late at night. After so many months, I was totally burned out. Exhausted. My nerves were frayed. I was starting to drink too much to lessen the stress and my shot nerves when I got home. It was living hell. This was my first full time job. I had trained as a fine artist but there was no money to be made in that area. I had at first tried for art related jobs but to no avail. I had to take what I could get. To lessen the pressure, I tried a job as a motel maid. The money was less. It was still hell. I looked into the future and figured out that this was going to be life for 40 plus years. No apartment was worth this. I was so tired I did not even clean my place. Like her, I felt a crack-up coming. I quit. My roommate and I got bicycles. We loaded up camping gear and took off. We traveled the length of Massachusetts. We then took a bus south to Ocala, Florida and stayed in the national forest several months. Then we rode to New Orleans through "The Redneck Riviera." There were some of the most beautiful beaches ever. We sometimes camped there. We saw critters and woke up to the sound of nature. We lived off fish we caught and boxed mac and cheese. These are some of my best memories. My advice to you "pink girl," Dump the apartment, dump the job and find yourself an adventure. When you do work, it has to be something suited and satisfying to you as a person. If not, forget it. Be a rebel.

[@jprevatt]

I've lived in Ocala the last 14 years! Where did you find food & supplies, etc. in the forest, while only having bicycles?? I understand some homeless live out there, somewhere. But it's MILES to get anywhere to eat or shower or get fresh clothes, etc. Or get to jobs. Annnnnd.....still after all this time, the closest bus transit is Baseline Rd. & East Hwy 40....

[@TheEmpressPalpatine]

@@jprevatt In the middle of the forest area there are some stores. It was a long peddle to reach them. (They were there in the 1980'sand 90's anyway.) We would buy enough to last two weeks and go camp in a spot. Then we would leave the spot; go buy another two weeks worth and go find a different spot. We had a small amount of money, not enough to rent anywhere, but enough to eat.

[@ematty9039]

I'm sorry but times have really changed. I've been homeless and it's very unsafe and living in state parks has become way more dicey. Illegal camping or any arrest and BAM, you just lost all your gear. Especially for a young female or anyone alone.

[@droidgunner3840]

Damn that one guy with the glasses droned on forever

[@BREEZYM6015]

You ain't kidding. I gotta go bro. I got things to do. 😂

[@arshae21]

​@@BREEZYM6015 Yes and he thought he was saying something profound that's what's really crazy.

[@WriteMeASong7]

Yea I skipped over that. He wasn’t saying anything

[@r4jason]

How's everyone a 6-figure digital or social media earner? 🧢🧢

[@soindifferent_]

Sales tactic. Sharing a relatable story and providing a solution.

[@remora8829]

he's literally doing his job, digital marketing. marketing his course.

[@maryorimoralesflores8541]

😂

[@ambivertical]

They lying

[@TheAbxgirl]

There not😂😂

[@Immortal_Empress]

Ol girl in the pink went from “I see why people k!ll themselves” to “fcking for money doesn’t sound that bad” then back to “we should all just k!ll ourselves!” and I’m fcking dead! 💀 😂😂😂 I understand she’s distraught but she’s hilarious!!!!!

[@BREEZYM6015]

She can move in with me if that will help her not want to harm herself.

[@shanishine38]

31:39 I tried not to laugh but when she said suck her d!ck 😂 omg I hope she gets better.

[@mariancounsellor]

It's spiralling thoughts that takes people downwards to extremes unless they find a way to reframe that first negative thought and seek out solutions instead. She has options but thinks she has none.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

@@mariancounsellor You must have a husband.

[@Riu-bw4bl]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88you must seriously be a negative person lmao. You are under all the comments moaning and b*tching. Listen, if this is getting you that worked up you might want to skip these kinds of videos.

[@angelawilliams5153]

You young people are not wrong for being upset about this…. We are not a healthy country. not only is the grind ridiculous for our mental health it’s also no longer monetarily rewarding…. you work more but get less every year the average Americans buying power goes down…. It’s unfair and unsustainable. How our geriatric government doesn’t see that blows my mind.

[@T.Harry79]

You’re spot on mentioning our geriatric government. That entity alone needs an overhaul.

[@ambivertical]

Because its intentional

[@amyswallow742]

they do see it, but it doesn't benefit them in any way to call it out. this country was sold down the river long ago by selfish people with selfish intentions.

[@TheCatWhisperer-2025]

Oh, they see it! They PLAN it. It's by design to ENSLAVE you.

[@HeatherArt49]

We all feel this way. It's only a matter of time before everyone will quit their jobs and just live.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

It's too late. The Matrix is in full effect and the NPCs are loving it.

[@cherryberry4264]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88 no such thing as npcs, we’re all human beings with our own lives. We should never lose sight of that

[@jingbot1071]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88 Gee I wonder why you picked that number

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

@@jingbot1071 "H" is the 8th letter of the alphabet. You can fill in the rest...

[@jingbot1071]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88 Yeah no that's literally the obvious implication, thanks subhuman

[@ericlester5033]

I'm 34 probably got another 60 years till I retired 😢... Because the government don't want you to retired they want you dead tired 💀

[@Shinemodel]

I'll suggest watching the movie Antz. This cartoon really sums up what us humans are on Earth

[@millabasset1710]

Antz and A Bug’s Life had deep political commentary for kids movies.

[@333lavender]

Such good movies 😭

[@cloudfan1010102]

Omg Yes! Antz radicalized me as a kid! 😤

[@lukekibbles]

Unemployment is the best. Been unemployed for a few months now. I have a little money saved up in crypto for now. Don’t miss this crap for a second. My advice to anyone who’s burnt out and can afford to take some time off, do it! Your mental health and just overall health is going improve if u give urself some care and time. Don’t rush it either, it takes a lot more time than u think.

[@tuttuttut7758]

Im not going to lie. Being out of a job and recovering after 2 surgeries having to barely do any work were the best times of my adult life lmao

[@montaejaimez3441]

I’ve been unemployed since February 2024. Burnout due to overwork and capitalism is more prevalent now than most people realize. The first couple of months I was soooo tired even though I wasn’t doing anything. Thought I was going crazy when I started to enjoy not having a 9 to 5 lol. I’m willingly taking time off now since I can afford it and doing DoorDash part time to keep some money flowing. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in my thought process.

[@WildArtistsl]

Can't afford that sorry

[@CrystalMang0]

Until we end up homeless which we dont want.

[@TheCatWhisperer-2025]

Here's a cheery thought: If these rents keep going up and your wages don't keep pace with inflation, you'll end up homeless anyway! 😊

[@alientingz7733]

What's something I noticed is that people went to college back then because it was their passion; people today are going because of the money they are promised so they don't have to work a 9 to 5 job. The passion, for some, isn't even there. On top of that, people with multiple degrees are still struggling and can't find a job at all.

[@civicboi96]

Yes and have you noticed that a lot of kids in college look at dropping out as basically a death sentence. There's no masking it anymore. We are slaves.

[@mariancounsellor]

I think it depends on what your degree is in. Everyone I know with degrees has never been unemployed. I did a degree in social work and a degree in counselling and I've never been out of work years before I started my own business. People with teaching and nursing degrees will also never be out of work.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

college degrees = 9 to 5 slavery

[@darksaint0124]

People at no time in history went to college because of passion. Y'all really need to stop trying to reinvent history.

[@tampapropertygirl3422]

The guy at the 8 minute mark ... I am sure that he meant well, but ... imagine if your ancestors DID create items that changed the country, but "the man" stole your creation. Imagine that your ancestors built their own cities, their own businesses, and did not bother anyone. But "the man" burned it all down. And today you are struggling and imagining how different your life would be if your ancestors had just been treated fairly. So, I OVERstand your frustration.

[@kemi1486]

OMG did the last girl in that dark pink hoodie say she wants to unalive herself? I hope her close family and friends are aware of it and help her because her life isn’t supposed to be this hard. We’re definitely in spiritual warfare!

[@anthonyrodriguez2413]

If she does guess what…..life goes on

[@BREEZYM6015]

​@@anthonyrodriguez2413It doesn't need to come down to that.

[@elizabethcartagena2300]

​@@anthonyrodriguez2413 satanists are so cringeworthy 😖🤢

[@anthonyrodriguez2413]

@@elizabethcartagena2300 what are you talking about??? The world will go on regardless of what one decides to do is the point.

[@elizabethcartagena2300]

@@anthonyrodriguez2413 it's your lack of empathy. You're one of the reasons the world is evil/ demonic.

[@amaliasafaryan4256]

the guy whos mad at his ancestors? lol chillll bro

[@rustycowell7264]

Its the Cheese puff and video game era

[@troypropes1182]

Waking up from delusion but being surrounded by it, would drive a lot of people mad or make you feel crazy. This is not the way it has to be and it will change with more people waking up to the truth.

[@janetreece475]

This place isn’t designed to be happy. I found that out early in life. Planet earth has been filled with misery and pain from day one. That energy will remain here until God does something. It’s like putting a cake in a toilet. Just be as content as possible. No happiness in sight. Buy a piece of land and an old van and live there.if you buy a home it will own you.

[@TheLivingLife9]

People say life is beautiful, which can be true, but it is a cruel and unjust world that has many dangers/obstacles

[@jingbot1071]

If you're starving, toilet cake can work. Get angry.

[@chrissierodrigues9302]

This is on point jobs are legalized slavery. I applied to a job at a marine corpse base commissary. 5 months later i was laid off and they did not give us any warning. Jobs are a joke and i dont want to work anymore.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

Never understood why people worshipped the rat race. Slaves are totally brainwaahed.

[@gemartsiha]

I feel you 💯

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

8:13 this man sounds ignorant as hell. If he actually knows about the free Manson, he would know that the rich kept their money to their self. Your ancestors aren’t the issues. The people who are in power are by. Those people are selfish and destructive and would only allowed people in their circle to grow in wealth. The regular class citizens can make a billionaire business but guess who’s going to steal it from them? The rich. Some of yall cry too much of wanting to be the rich space but you guys don’t know how exactly they got there. It’s nothing positive if you asked, it’s quite evil and demonic.

[@elizabethcartagena2300]

People make themselves rich a lot..... You see self made millionaires ALL the time. Of course, there are many factors, but it is possible.

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

@@elizabethcartagena2300 sis, do you know who the free Mansons are? You don’t become a millionaire, you have to join a society to *be* one. There’s no such thing is a “self made” millionaire. When it was said about the people in the old days who keep their money to themselves, they actually do. Like for an example, the presidents. They are ALL related. We do not live in a world where anyone can become rich. If that was the case, every hard working American would’ve become one very easily. Not a selected few.

[@paigemills67]

Gen xer here at 57 years old. Our parents and the government sold us a pipe dream. Study hard, work hard and stay out of trouble. You'll move up the ladder in no time. There is no such thing as the American dream. "Cuz it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life. Tryna to make ends meet you're a slave to money then you die" - The Verve "Bitter Sweet Symphony".

[@paigemills67]

@@mayc8674 Pardon me for asking, but are you just making a statement or are you accusing me of these things?

[@gemartsiha]

That song is pure art. ❤

[@paigemills67]

@@gemartsiha Agreed!👍

[@LizNeptune]

I’ve been crying sooooo much lately. Grinding and working myself to the bone, getting older and older quickly, time flying, not achieving anything. Working to the BONE, no sleep, making myself sick from stress (literal diagnosed stomach issues) JUST TO HAVE A ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND FOOD AND ELECTRICITY AND WATER. Working to DEATH for basic necessities in 2024!!!! Like it’s 1724!!!

[@jprevatt]

My mate's on Disability & we're struggling with same

[@CJacquot]

Some of these people just need to turn the internet off for a couple days. Overdosed on too much bad news.

[@chrisstephenson8311]

“Painful repetition is not living”

[@CreativepreneurJourney]

I think people are extremely overwhelmed because this real world 🌎 is complicated. People are not tired of not getting what they want.

[@AHundred-ec5yq]

This is world is a joke

[@T.Harry79]

Who would’ve thought this world would come to this.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

People are not getting paid what they're worth.

[@CreativepreneurJourney]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88 true

[@AHundred-ec5yq]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88 and never will in this scummy world owned by rich people who contribute nothing but raising the price of everything

[@lenneav]

And then you’re socially pressured and expected to pop out new people to ensure this madness continues…as it has since the dawn of time…I wish it would end, somehow. I don’t wanna do this anymore, I don’t, I don’t

[@AdelTheForsaken]

😍 that purple is pop pop poppin'❤

[@OlutosinOjumu]

You're looking great Dee!

[@tjgriffin6738]

Dee is fine high-key But yeah life is hard af working at these penny-pinching jobs that demand the world

[@Deeafricanperspective]

Thank you 🙏 🥰❤️

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

Simp

[@tjgriffin6738]

@@Handsome_Hustler_88 lol this lady will never meet me a day in her life 🤣 thought you ate

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

So what’s the solution? Everyone being social media content creators and making money online? That’s still a job like any other jobs. If anything happens to the website or the rules that would affect their content, they would immediately become jobless 🤷🏾‍♀️ 14:07 oh lol he actually said it. Working online. I hope he know that isn’t the answer to all job crisis. You can’t depend on social media or content creation to be your main source of income for financial security.

[@timw.3142]

This 100%. It’s so funny that everyone thinks leaving the grind and “matrix” is to just be a walking advertisement and content creator. Sorry, you’re still owned and a tool for an uncaring corporation. It’s the illusion that since you don’t go into an office and work at home that somehow you’re more in control. Once people get past that point and see there is no true “way out” then we’ll see true change.

[@timw.3142]

Also, if everyone becomes a content creator or affiliate marketer won’t everyone make less money because the market will be so oversaturated you won’t be able to stand out or get enough views/following?

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

@@timw.3142 yup that’s the state now with content creation. The money isn’t the same anymore at all. You will have a few that is offered a large profit but that doesn’t really last that long unless they work along with the company to be continued be given that revenue. If not, they better find another alternative to get more money because it’s slim right now for a fee platforms. Views makes the money, not the subscribers. If the views are low, they won’t make a large profit like it was in the past.

[@Karter-i8m]

I was eating a grilled cheese sandwich knowing that I had noooo desire for it but I had 0.00 in my bank account, I just burst out laughing because this is a damn joke.

[@JGodsSon]

imagine going to work and being in a battleground where no one wants to be there no one is happy and people talk about you but won't do anything else to you

[@kellynorvell5714]

The girl in the pink sweatshirt looks like she needs therapy/counseling. Its more than just work related stress. She's lost and she is making too much of the situation😢

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

She needs a husband

[@deandre22]

I hate being middle class. The rich and those in poverty are living the good life.

[@marissa._]

Umm...people in poverty are living the "good" life? Incorrect! 100% False! As someone with disabilities who's NOT receiving disability because the SSA keeps denying me, I can guarantee you, living in poverty isn't something to be glorified/romanticized! We're not "living good" over here! There's sick people out here literally having kids in poverty to get cash assistance from WIC and TANF! I'm an asexual, celibate, happily single, happily childfree woman and I'll be damn if I bring an innocent life into this world that NEVER asked, nor chose, nor consented to be here! Its abusive and selfish to bring someone into this world just to get benefits for 18 years!

[@marissa._]

Umm...people in poverty are living the "good" life???? False! As someone with disabilities who's NOT receiving disability because the social security administration keeps denying me, I can guarantee you, living in poverty isn't something to be glorified/romanticized! We're not "living good" over here! There's sick people out here literally having kids in poverty to get cash assistance from WIC and TANF! I'm an asexual, celibate, happily single, happily childfree woman and I'll be damn if I bring an innocent life into this world that NEVER asked, nor chose, nor consented to be here! Its selfish to bring someone into this world just to get benefits for 18 years!

[@terrellbrathwaite5689]

When your in the middle you get squeezed

[@ghostrider_414]

Us low income folks are not living the good life. To be considered middle class in Milwaukee you'd have to make over 31k per year. I only make 24k per year and barely have enough to make ends meet. And because I'm above the federal poverty line I get hardly any government assistance. I qualify for a whole $248 a month in food stamps because I have 1 child, and that's it. I can't even afford things like netflix, I take the risk driving my car uninsured because I can't afford it, I have zero health or dental insurance because I can't afford it... please tell me how I'm living the life? I literally pay my rent, utilities, gas in my car to get to work, I have the cheapest phone and internet plan, and once I'm done buying groceries for the 2 weeks food stamps didn't cover I have nothing leftover. Living the life my ass....

[@millabasset1710]

The rich and poor are abusers of the welfare state, workers pay for it.

[@timw.3142]

I’m pretty sure the final girl wearing pink is having a mental health crisis and hope she can find help, meaning, and hope in another way beyond her job. So many young people including myself are mentally ill and seemingly ill equipped to handle the world today. It takes an emotional bottom to drive us towards something different we were meant to do. I know the state of the world and economy makes it very daunting but I can attest that you aren’t alone and there are more people feeling the way we are than those that aren’t. 🙏💞

[@ladykemma3]

She needs a swift kick in the azz and told bu mommy and daddy to get up and go to work. Can tell she lives privileged with parents. Boo hoo. 😂

[@helenarichard]

Jobs have just gotten so toxic.

[@vikyefre4975]

Misery everwhere

[@saifchowdhury3581]

8:10 entitlement at its peak. How about you do something 😂😂

[@petitmorte2186]

our ancestors were kinda just trying to survive bro.

[@Freetobeme8181]

I completely know where the girl in the pink is coming from, I really feel for her. I was diagnosed with major depression and although anti -depressants have helped, I still have bad days and I am still highly aware of this shit show called Life.

[@deebow0865]

Gotta take some time out for self care. Hey 👋 Dee.. looking so cute..😊 Happy Holidays!!

[@kingjunkyview]

I think everyone around that age faces an existential crisis. That's just the tugging of your heart to find purpose. Fortunately, I did through my faith and serving in my community. And when I was laid off work earlier this year I was able to fall back on that and still feel like a contributing member of society. My prayers go out to the younger generation, may they fond something that no one can take away!

[@jprevatt]

**Uuuuugggggghhhh ad interruptions tryin me & this post** I tried service industry jobs. Salon jobs. Retail. Sales. I went back to school about a decade ago to learn tech. I earned 3 certs there. They all expired a couple years later. I had an online data entry gig I liked for a few years. Then when Covid came, in 2020, it wiped out a bulk of my work (it wasn't deemed as one of the "Essential Careers" like Food Service, Delivery for Retail, or Healthcare) & it never got refilled. I took unemployment for about 18 months. That ended & since then, still no work or payday.... I also have ongoing health issues that remain mostly unaddressed, as without income there's no health insurance benefits to cover what is needed in terms of treatment. Now I struggle trying to figure out what exactly I am supposed to be fulfilling on this planet, 🌎 4-8 hours a day for whatever time my health will allow. It's rough!

[@the_real_life_bondgirl]

You can no longer work your way into retirement, middle class or even home ownership now. The jobs have no value. I earn 6 figures, childless and struggle every month and have a miserable frugal life. My parents were high school drop outs, worked one job and supported 4 people on half the hours I work. I am a college grad. They didnt complete high school and worked low skilled job and owned a new home, a new car every 5 years and retired at 62. I will never afford a home, retirement and have less than $500 working a "professional job"

[@arcticprowl971]

I'm 100 percent sure if i didn't have a kid I could stay a bit above water. Everyone is like but you're tax return. Yeah it doesn't help that much like you think.

[@warrenstringham415]

This world isn’t worth bringing kids into

[@Iquey]

This is why i watch your channel. You compile these videos with compassion, unlike the men's channels who compile videos like this to laugh at women for their male audience, and tell them to get a different degree or get a man.

[@CynNiki]

a days wage for a quart of wheat...we were warned and yet people still double down on stupid

[@JESUSISKING02589]

💯

[@rustycowell7264]

Oh you are being generous, Thats a nice thing to do

[@riversoflivingwater3831]

I busted my ass for 10 plus years to get my degree in education and a masters in inclusive education all for me to be in debt, not be able to afford a fuckin house, and now having to down size my car to pay for groceries. This is AMERICA…….

[@walterfoster1167]

Yea most of us are burned out and mentally checked out

[@cobaltbluevision]

7:51 your descendants will say the same thing about you 😂

[@miriamthompson4661]

😂😂😂😂"now when i try to event something, its already invented "😂😂😂

[@xxspecterxx]

When he said the thing about the corporate jobs, yeah. I gave up on corporations years ago. Sad pet is without them there not much chance to do anything

[@SethPitnick]

I'm not motivated to work and pay taxes for so many things I stand against and don't support.

[@ashleyhasenbein8979]

"...or be a teacher..." Girl, I'm a teacher watching this video.... I don't even have the option to work from home.

[@turtleanton6539]

😂😂😂😂🎉

[@tashapierce3735]

The second guy had me laughing so hard….he is very upset that he wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He probably would of been one of those that floss what they have and never had to left a finger for it. I know it’s hard for a lot of us but just hold on. 💜

[@soindifferent_]

That dude is ignorant and extremely disrespectful. Because if he had everything he was complaining about then not having, he wouldn’t be making a video complaining about lack. You’re absolutely right, I think he’d be an Instagram influencer, only to end up having his future generations think long the same thing, he think of his an ancestors.

[@MRGUSTAVOCHICKENFRING]

​@@soindifferent_ when you don't understand the concept of humor

[@soindifferent_]

@@MRGUSTAVOCHICKENFRING you’re absolutely right. I don’t find most things funny any more. You stand correct in your observation.

[@pbmartinfencing]

We own a small fencing business , we work 7 days a week . We live this business , it ducks sometimes but it’s great money

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

What state?

[@MarjorieParaison]

You always look so cute ❤

[@Deeafricanperspective]

Aww thank you so much 🙏❤️

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

Are you a makeup artist?

[@MisseverythingNewNew]

My mind can’t even wrap around what these ppl that are aligned in the hurricanes path, are facing! Here we are about to go on with life, like these ppl aren’t facing smthn some horrendous. I pray for them, with hopes that the hurricane turns down tremendously before it hits land. Prayers for Florida and the Carolinas!!!

[@vikyefre4975]

Maybe dont live there? That may help

[@MisseverythingNewNew]

@ Are you saying people shouldn’t live there? I don’t think that makes any sense. Realistically speaking.

[@vikyefre4975]

@@MisseverythingNewNew if i had a choice, i would not live there. Some do some dont, i get that. Im originally from Russia. I lived in Ohio for 20 years. I have a choice to live in sunny florida or california. I choose not to. Its too expensive and the hurricains are a real threat so why invest your livlihood based on if and when a hurricaine will destroy everything you own and possibly take your life. Nope not me, i will live in boring old ohio before that shit comes near me.

[@MisseverythingNewNew]

@@vikyefre4975 ok I see what u mean. It’s the same thing that keeps me away… I hear ppl from there that say they don’t care about it tho. They would rather live in Florida and deal with the hurricanes, to them it’s that beautiful. I don’t feel the same but I get it.

[@vikyefre4975]

@@MisseverythingNewNew yes i have heard that too. The old saying goes, you get what you paid for. That doesnt only apply to money. Either way, i wish them the best. My sister just came back to ohio from florida escaping a hurricaine and is already planning to go back. I will never understand that. May god be with them either way

[@gp1971]

I’m 53 and my parents didn’t have much. So my dad started doing side work on top of his main job. My mom cleaned houses. We never had a nice vehicle and we lived in an old, cold ,frozen water in the winter time. The old timers struggled also.

[@BLUERAVENWANDERER]

People finally waking tf up

[@LizNeptune]

I want to find pink sweater girls TikTok sooooo bad. Please please starting linking these creators in the bio. It’s so hard to find them from these videos when their usernames are not appearing.

[@Alexis-wh2de]

To the young woman at 19:00 lamenting how it is "hard for her to be human" because she is "too aware": you are actually not aware enough. Yes, humans invented street names, systems, laws, and currency. That's actually one of the most naturally human things to do. If you had a child or even worked with small children, you will have witness them inventing games with their own rules. No one needs to model this behavior for children either. The human brain has two co-operation systems--one that reliés on calculations and investigations (i.e., hard facts) and another that reliés on associations and pattern recognition (i.e., quick judgments). Both systems have kept our species alive and enabled the development of civilization. If you didn't have street names, your brain would use landmarks (your brain's recognition system) to geo locate yourself in your environment. If you didn't have money, you would still ascribe a certain value of a good or service in a bartering system. If you didn't know a person's name, you would reference them by the details you did know like their appearance. These developments were made by humans and continue to be maintained by humans because they actually align with the way the human brain works. We can't anymore stop thinking this way than we can will ourselves to never blink again.

[@strykerhalo]

They probably did make the Paper clip but they got ripped off as the thief used it instead.

[@mariancounsellor]

The first guy sounds like a nihilist - nothing matters and everything is falling apart. Nobody can see what's in the future but we always have the option to wake up, get through the day, seek out the things that matter to us and then wake up and do it all over again. We have control over some things and zero control over many other things. The woman in the pink top can't say we will never achieve our big break in life because it depends on what that big goal or dream is. It depends on what work we do to get there. It depends on whether we believe it to be possible. On the other side of the coin, we don't have to pursue a goal or want to achieve anything. For some people, waking up and having a good day is enough.

[@Guyblow08]

These thoughts and feelings are not new but how you handle it is the difference between the generations. When this generation is old and living on a fixed income with no retirement they will realize what it was all about. Life is not social media, most people are just ordinary so stop thinking something life changing is supposed to just happen to you. Get up and make it happen, what have you done that is so extraordinarily different from the next person? Do something you love that’s as good as it gets.

[@SonjaOkeefe]

Idolizing yourself, influence, money, etc especially will never fill any hole or dream. God alone controls all things, relinquish the wheel and seek the truth with his word and the Holy Spirit. The only future is in Jesus Christ who paid the price for our sins, was crucified, and resurrected allowing us grace, healing, and absolute love. The more we accept this, the stronger our collective together becomes. Any empire not built in His name will collapse. The first sign of this is the collapse of families not built for Him. Devil lies, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

[@moominmay]

That guy going on about digital marketing wanting people to buy into what he’s selling can’t keep his story straight lol. Starts off referencing an old dude approaching retirement then says it was him that this thing happened to then flits back to the other guy again. People like him are part of the problem getting vulnerable people to send over money in the belief they can ‘work 2hrs pd for a 6 figure salary’ 🙄

[@mariacriss5414]

7:50 - my guy you made all the sense in the world. 100% my sentiments

[@dollhouseq1530]

Im fron Gen X, and we definitely went through the SAME awareness in our 20s. Back then MLMs had blown up so lots of people thought that was the way to work for themselves. Becoming barbers/beauticians and owning a salon was popular as well. Opening clothing stores, selling custom tshirts, making homemade products, owning detail shops, window cleaning businesses, etc .. The difference Im seeing is the newer generations seeking mental health help and we should have been going as well. I wish that for one day every worker across the U.S. would refuse to go to work. Shut the WHOLE country down for one day. I don't have any social media presence to make that happen, but if anyone ever organized it IM DEFINITELY IN!!! No going to work, no shopping, just a standstill

[@nailahdawkins]

@12:30: Within 25 years he should be in leadership taking over the company and be the new CEO. How do you work for almost half a century stagnant and not wanting growth?? No wonder they cut him. This is why you either rise up or leave and start your own thing.

[@CalvinMcDonald13]

That ancestor guy is so real 😂

[@angelastewart9497]

I feel the young girl in pink sweat shirt .im going through the same thing .

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

She needs a God fearing husband to help guide her and emotion support.

[@remora8829]

looking fabulous btw 😍

[@marissa._]

At 20:47. No, we DON'T need to "restructure" ANYTHING! 🙅🙅🙅🙅 The structure needs to be demolished and abolished ALL TOGETHER! 🔥🗑️ And the girl in the pink hoodie at 22:55, I FELT EVERY WORD she spoke! 💯😢 However, she's wealthy! She has a place to go! She said several times she DIDN'T struggle as a kid growing up. So in other words, she had a privileged upbringing! There's people who haven't! While I feel for A LOT of what she was saying, if she has help and reliable family and friends to fall back on, she could just quit her job and just live at home. Maybe caregive for her parents (*if they're in old age.*) And if she has mental illnesses like she said in the video, she could probably apply for SSI/SSDI. I also agree with the girl at 18:23 and the girl at 0:29! 💯 Also, childbirth should be illegal! You need a license to fish! You need to fill out EXTENSIVE paperwork just to adopt a pet! BUT...when it comes to having sex and reproducing, putting 50% of someone's DNA into a BRAND NEW human that NEVER asked, nor chose, nor consented to be created, nor born in the first place - that's okay??? People have no problem sterilizing animals (*spaying and neutering*) against their will! All to minimize the over population of said species because its not good for the environment! Why can't the same be done for humans?! If its a "human right" to reproduce, shouldn't it be an animal's right to do the same?! Kids are NOT "angels!" Kids are NOT "blessings!" Like, the fact that a person can SELFISHLY bring someone into this world against his/her will, ESPECIALLY when that "someone" didn't choose their parents, nor chose to be here in the first place - that should be illegal!

[@avivit1183]

Marissa, I applaude your take on childbirth. I wish I could shake your hand as I concur, entirely. Indeed, the incessant, needless procreation is a big, if not THE biggest, issue for humanity. Take care of yourself, you're one of a very few worthy ones.

[@sharoodwilliams]

This video was good, but.. it was also depressing

[@MorganJohnsonAuthor]

yelp..., that's what I been say-n.., and finally.., yall get it!!!!

[@laynamattson6215]

You look beautiful! Been loving your content. Makes me feel better about working so hard for nothing

[@user-mb8rf7qk5q]

I work at a busy ass pizzeria as a manager and it’s brutal. People are starting to call off very regularly cause we are all completely over it and don’t see the point of working anymore. It’s a tough time for everyone. I’m looking at a way out, selling all my stuff off little by little and find a simpler lifestyle than thjs one I thought I wanted.

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

Seek the most high

[@lorymarie6371]

So…dude’s angry that he wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth…! Priceless! 😂😂😂‼️

[@BeastNationXIV]

If my veteran disability wasn't partially covering me, I'd be homeless right now with the wage I make full time. I don't have enough energy to work 2-3 jobs. I got 2 degrees, but I know now I won't be able to switch career fields into a something 'better' unless I "just lie on your resume bro." I have a side hustle that I sometimes practice, but it's bad because I'm shut out of the algorithm, so nobody sees my posts for sale. It's insanity. But hey, I know some jabroni is gonna lecture me about "pulling myself up by my bootstraps" or "starting my own business" (like I don't need a bank loan to do that, and a bunch of connections to build said business properly). I got no rizz, I got no status symbols. I got nothing. So I'll just take my useless self on. The way things are going, with the prices raising, and 34-count felon fascist "self-made" billionaire (born into wealth) about to become nazi god king emperor and make shit even worse socially and economically, I dunno how I even make it past my 50s.

[@redd9509]

I am 64. I retired at 62. I am so glad to be retired. I couldn't wait.

[@BaRroWsDuDe]

Good god the guy at 14:00 switched up so fast lmao

[@TAS0102]

That guy blaming his ancestors has no clue how hard they worked. Farming usually.

[@MRGUSTAVOCHICKENFRING]

It's supposed to be funny

[@thePraddagee]

I get up at 2:30am every day and get home about 5pm lol

[@clintoni856]

Notice the theme people no faith in jesus or denial thereof leads nowhere, me having trusted christ and his words taught me to live without expecting this world to be easy! I'll wait on God to get my reward he's worth it!

[@Handsome_Hustler_88]

Amen 🙏🏽