Facebook and Twitter are down.
Mastodon and Lemmy are running strong
Boss: Why haven't you done any of the work I gave you?
Me: What work?
Boss: From my emails!
Me: Oh, I deleted those.
Boss: WHAT?!
Me: I thought they were phishing attempts.
Boss: Why?
Me: The IT security training said typos and unexpected requests were clues to spot phishing.
Data Points:
Federal Minimum Wage
1970 - $1.45
2023 - $7.25
Median Home Price (US)
1970 - $23k
2023 - $431k
In 1970, the down payment on a home (15% or $3,450) would take ~3,000 hours (after tax) or 1-1/2 years at FMW (40 hours a week).
In 2023, it would take ~10,790 FMW hours (after tax), or 5 years 3 months AND you'd never be able to afford the payments.
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This is a good thing to remember when the older generations mock the younger for not building wealth as they did.
Ameer (the journalist who runs the IG account @muslim and @muslimnews on IG) shows the massive drop in reach he’s had on IG since he started covering news about the war in Israel from a Palestinian Muslim perspective.
His page can be found here if you’re interested in looking at what he’s been sharing: https://instagram.com/muslim