Cory DoctorowSep 14, 2023

Anything that can't go on forever will eventually stop. 40 years of declining worker power shattered the American Dream (TM), producing multiple generations whose children fared worse than their parents, cratering faith in institutions and hope for a better future.

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@pluralistic Wow. Thank you very much for sharing this. It is a lot to stomach. I learned a lot and it gave me food for thought.
Since it is already 10:20 p.m here, I am in for a long night of thinking and hopefully understanding.
I already know that the system here in Germany is not really better.
Sep 14, 2023 at 8:22pmWeb