The Brake Shop Blues: How Everyday Struggles Reflect a Broken System

[@SentMyOwnWay]

My mother believes that working at dominos part-time is better nothing.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

rich people believe any job is a good job

[@johnnelligan4091]

@@MillennialSteam-h3s SO TRUE !

[@richardscathouse]

Insanity

[@TheUniverse-g3j]

Is she...a Boomer? 👀

[@TQFMTradingStrategies]

I worked at dominos part time like 10 years ago. Before the pandemic bungling but after the 08 cluster funk. It wasn’t a bad job but used cars are more expensive relative to wages now so there’s probably tougher to feel like you did okay. All location based though, worked near a college on game day you could clear 200 or 300$ in a night delivering. 12-20 deliveries sorta thing. College Kids tipped well.

[@MarsMellow84]

My knees have arthritis or inflammation. I'm hurting 😢

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

You are going to have to spend more time working your legs, its the only way to fight back You turned yourself into an industrial athlete without training properly We are going to have to get you into fighting shape❤️

[@cricketycrickets3141]

@1:15 hey MS, u didn't steal my hope. I found your channel long after i had no hope left to steal. I tossed my hope in the dumpster where it belongs because i do not wish to live a lie

[@hulbdoggmusic]

If I could morph into a bear and just go into like a 6 month hibernation every year and not have to pay anything...I feel like life would be much more enjoyable that way lol.

[@LuigiMario-o7o]

they wouldn't let you do that either

[@hulbdoggmusic]

@@LuigiMario-o7o Yeah unfortunately not.

[@unkono]

The problem is the boomers had it too good and left nothing for anybody else.

[@balt3727]

Just keep thinking positive and you will hit the jackpot MS

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

working on it

[@AllanDeslauriers]

I did my dads brakes on his truck this past summer. It had the original rotors on it 9+ years. I had to take a 8lb sledge hammer to it to get them off. Its simple to do, but its hard work and tedious.

[@richardscathouse]

I've had 18 jobs in forty years. Always different, always higher paying, damned if I let the man's foot rest on my neck. That was my parents, the permavictims. No system loved me. I almost made lower middle class when my body failed.😢

[@Filming-13]

Best channel on KZbin...Thank you 🙏

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

Thank you too!

[@piotr-b5i]

If a person wants to abuse others and be abused, there is no other system that allowes him/her to do so than slavery. There are many people who close to nobody would spend time with, who see themselves as losers, but at work people have to spend time around them if they want to eat, and they may be given a title with some amount of situational authority.

[@sydneyhart]

Hey Steam, you’re not alone with the breaks. Tomorrow, I need to replace some wheel bearings. New pads and rotors should set you back about $500.

[@lashawnsmith8382]

I’ve watched some of your videos, and they touch on important social issues. For instance, you highlight challenges faced by low- and moderate-income families, particularly the economic divide between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots.' What many don’t realize is that the system is intentionally structured to allow those with wealth and privilege to pass down their social, political, and economic advantages to their children. This perpetuates nepotism and keeps the cycle going.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

Indeed is not making anyone rich

[@JaykensolutionsNet]

Thank you.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

You're welcome!

[@haywood4299]

Had my front brakes replaced on my Toyota a few months ago. GenZ girl at the service desk tells me they have to replace the rotors because it's a "safety issue" I literally laughed in her face and told her, no it's an issue with cheap parts designed to fail quickly and add to the repair bill issue. $750 for front brakes and an oil change lol.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

just so it did not hurt so bad, they gave me a coupon for an oil change - my rear still hurts!

[@jumper9108]

“Put your hope in the bag lillll broooooo”

[@Meleeman011]

i'm surprised you don't do your own brakes and rotors

[@ennuiblue4295]

​@@parkdunbar6092 nobody is good at everything

[@ennuiblue4295]

​@@charlesblerzbo1616 *brake

[@Crazy_boots]

Unlimited knowledge in the palm of your hand, too lazy to watch a youtube video on how to change brakes. Couldn't be bothered to make a friendship with a guy with who has the basic of automotive knowledge and a breaker bar. I laughed my ass off the entire video and I'm going to like it so more people can hear this and laugh as well

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

I have never owned a car before, I have worked in bike shop for years, I can take apart my mountain bike, or build it from scratch. I dont have any car tools though

[@ironwill8596]

Millennial Steam your pants can be replaced not your rotors anytime however to get by on the cheap you can go to your nearest auto store and ask them to turn your rotors ask if they have a brake lathe

[@richardscathouse]

Most won't. machinists are a dying breed 😢

[@parkdunbar6092]

​@@richardscathouseI legit had some boomer say no auto parts store does that. I called up every store in my area and they all said yes. This was in Colorado springs a couple of years ago.

[@desirabbit6869]

This brings back memories of living in terror of my vehicle breaking down.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

it reminds me a Devry commercial in the 80s about how the car does not work and neither does Johnny!

[@korrdxl]

Everyone who has money has no time. Everyone who has time has no money. Can't afford a brake job? Watch a youtube video and do it yourself. It isn't difficult.

[@kaihouexercise]

The average person makes about $ 14,000 a year. There's all kinds of scams out there to keep it hidden. You have to live it to know about it. I don't see any other solution except leaning into becoming a predator. If you want a girlfriend if you want money you have to become a predator

[@richardscathouse]

That's pathetic. The rent is $2300 avg here in California 😢

[@parkdunbar6092]

You are incorrect. It's around $60k. And no poverty is not an excuse to "become a predator."

[@hanzo7616]

Look around. The whole world is BREAKING. In many ways, much worse than us. At least no dares invades us lol.

[@richardscathouse]

We're invaded every hour of every day. As any Texan 😢

[@genx7006]

The hobo with his pants around his ankles singing showtunes...I think we can all relate at some level.

[@richardscathouse]

I don't quit. No matter what

[@richardscathouse]

It's not hope. It's stubborn

[@genx7006]

@richardscathouse That's where the showtunes come in. 🤭

[@richardscathouse]

My last ProlMobil lasted Twenty-One years. ❤

[@dawnp1569]

You preaching my brother. The post office used to start at great pay now Forgetaboutit

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

Kroger union used to start new workers at the double minimum wage, now they barely help them.

[@dawnp1569]

@ evilcorp has no limits

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

@ it has a huge egg plant and it knows how to use it

[@dawnp1569]

@ Hahaha

[@justcommenting4981]

You are made to drive because it is more costly which means it is more profitable for someone else. Doesn't matter how inefficient or inconvenient, you will drive and be saddled with fuel costs, maintenance, loans, the cost of a rental or ride share when you aren't driving, the added cost to pay for mandated parking acreage, and so on and so on. The objective isn't really to keep you poor, it's to force you to spend money while not paying you. Glad you want to give people a reality check. I also hope things turn around for you. Even if it's only for a little while, I hope you get a respite.

[@inditiva6203]

Apply to all jobs qualifications be damned. Use charisma to get in the door. Ive done it to multiple companies to simulate what i would do when i am on market. Assume all corporations are snakes and snake them right back and job hop with your qualifications. Ive gotten "hired" then dipped because im still a student so many times. Unless they communicate with each other I will never be caught. And even if i am i go to the next unsuspecting corporation with no remorse or regret. I am only a conman until i learn all that is required for the job. Solution for proletariate: legal loopholes not filled yet to exploit the system to the maximum. When patched exploit the next legal loophole to expand the grifts and schemes you are involved with while never being legally prosecuted because you never technically broke the law.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

I have not had a call back for any job in months

[@inditiva6203]

@MillennialSteam-h3s have you considered deception and dishonesty

[@ezrawright4385]

So you're saying "System bad"? Well I have sour news for you. System told me System good. Checkmate.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

the system never lies so it must be good every single person just does know its so good

[@TQFMTradingStrategies]

Young guys imo get fit, get into construction. Yeah it’s tough work but not only does no one else want to do it, but most people physically cannot do it. So as the labor market gets tighter and tighter you can demand relatively high wages. Just watch your health, way it’s looking if you can survive working in the field for 5-10 years you will probably be able to move into more office related management sort of roles because all those guys are retiring next 10 years.

[@johncasey9544]

based

[@jeran881]

I am in a better place economically now, but only because I was able to move in with one of my sisters and she is kind enough not to charge me rent. If it was not for that well, I would be spinning my wheals like I have all my life. I am fortunate just because of that, but future? Very few of us have a future worth something.

[@chrishnah]

The easiest way to make money on the side is ebay. First sale, a .50cent book worth $110 (actually more but sold it quick) second, Heath Ceramics cups bought for .$.89 cents sold for much more. It might not fix everything but will give some spending money for things that are optional but being able to buy makes you feel better. Small consolation, but something

[@ennuiblue4295]

that's sounds more like the 'median' wage than 'average', two totally different things 😕

[@richardscathouse]

I quit paying attention to MSM decades ago

[@TQFMTradingStrategies]

Median will better reflect the population than a straight average. A straight average is more affected by outliers, like Jeff Bezos. In Median averaging Jeff Bezos counts just as much as anyone else.

[@rashawn8936]

Damn, $500 is kinda steep. Did you try replacing it yourself? The pads themselves aren’t $$$. You can look up a video online and get it done with a jack tbh

[@dynamo3059]

it is 150k a year minimum houses and things in the economy are priced for dual income households thats why we feel broke af as single ppl. cuz we need to compete with two earners its like a post i read on how ppl are able to afford huge houses in hawaii when the pay sucks relative to the cost of living its cuz they have a multigenerational household all working and paying part of the mortgage human termite mound!

[@TQFMTradingStrategies]

Don’t overthink the qualifications. When your hiring these days you need to load on the Qs just incase a really qualified person who you really don’t vibe with shows up and you don’t want them around you can decline them withount fear of getting sued. So just apply, apply to everything, why can’t you be whatever, it’s probably not as hard as you think it is, and everyone currently doing it is incentivized by economics and ego to make you think their trade or job is as difficult as they can.

[@eltigredebergantiños]

😊

[@adrewfillinger3077]

The government already told you they don't want you to have nothing and you're going to be happy with it to quit complaining and be happy they don't want you to live they just want you to survive

[@GallantGael]

owning a car is becoming something for the wealthy. There is nothing worse than an ignorant optimist in 2024.

[@langhamp8912]

And yet Americans are almost without exception extremely hostile towards public transportation. They won't fund it. And even something they don't have to fund...bicycling...they're also extremely hostile towards.

[@sluggo1515]

What car do you have? Look up videos here on your brakes. Pad swaps are really easy. Look into it next time before you pay someone. KZbin is great for car repair vids.

[@Jadstar1]

staycation and yeah stuff that guys embrace the false hope attitude. Those people are like yunalesca from final fantasy ten. Bad people.

[@johnnelligan4091]

Staycation ! LOL !

[@animatedbagofmud]

If your front brakes are are grinding you can replace just the pads yourself. A shop can not do it legally But an individual can.

[@sumtoast6447]

just buy a cheap volvo and go to fcp euro. lifetime warranty. yes rotors are needed unless you wanted to resurface them to keep eating away from brake pads. maybe open a 13th credit card? we're positively doomed!

[@johnnelligan4091]

Crackerjack !!!

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

🤣

[@DavidB.Fischer]

Gen Z thinks ahead of the curve, but just doesn’t understand the ways to get here Fake numbers Hourly pay has to buy its time. Most annoying thing.

[@asavagecommentary5163]

Yep, greedy mechanics wont just replace brake pads, have to include rotors too. So instead of spending $100 it costs $500. Scam!

[@FrankieDiazabraxas]

The unemployment statistic? It only counts those who are "gainfully employed". Meaning, those two-hundred thousand dollar jobs. Now, JOB CREATION! This is the creative side of government! "We created four-hundred-thousand new jobs last month." Yeah; carton recyclers, bottle recyclers, can recyclers, collectors of dog poop (aka "dog walkers"). Those are jobs. Someone is covering them. Of course, they're all Independent Contractors but who in the government is keeping tabs? A job is a job, ne? Oh, oh! Have you perused the bibles of the gratitude crowd? "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne. (I did. Expletive waste of time, but they got theirs! They sold copies and made their fortune.) If I ever found those two I'd sell a kidney to buy a wood chipper and throw them BOTH into it. Return on investment: PRICELESS screaming. Heck, I'd throw some of the illustrious here in Puerto Rico right along, just for laughs!

[@dynamo3059]

the unemployment rate is a red herring to me yes most ppl might be working but the economy is slowing down, thats why its so impossible to switch jobs ur competing with a fk ton of employed workers who want to escape their crap job but nobodies hiring i expect it to be the precursor event to a ton of layoffs next year we will see tho

[@eudesgeoffroy8416]

I guess I make $8 an hour.

[@corniliusrupert5917]

You be rich if you stop spending money on prol beer.

[@MillennialSteam-h3s]

prole beer is life

[@aalassadi3844]

If your first job is a shitty job with minimum wage and you accept that job out of desperation, you will never get a "good job". Period.

[@richardscathouse]

I chose the Army instead. They didn't love me either. It's a righthanded world. 😢

[@ElectroSharpGambler]

KZbin keeps removing my comments about evil corp again. 😰