The irony being how much the standard quality of life has dropped compared to the people seen working in this photo. At some point, expect to be just another pest barely tolerated within the urban environment. For many homeless, that’s what they already are.
I disagree. It has changed and morphed. The weights have shifted, some parts have gotten better, while others have dropped. Overall, quality of life is better now than it was in 1960. Of course this is all immensely subjective and the viewpoint of a homeless person in Moskou cannot be compared to a family man working middle management in Los Angeles.
Yes, the quality of life is certainly better not being able to afford a home with two working couples and being forced to go into debt for decades… That’s why no one ever has any beef with boomers who regurgitate things like your comment.
Life being more expensive is one of the things that has gotten worse, but it is not the only factor that determines quality of life.
Think of medical advances. Many conditions aren’t an immediate death sentence now, like cancer or aids. Life expectancy has grown by a decade since 1960. Old people can be independant for longer. Women can vote and have rights. Black people don’t have to ride in the back of the bus. There’s tons of technological advances that make life better. The first one that comes to mind are video games. Ergonomics clearly wasn’t a thing back in the 60’s, judging from those chairs. There weren’t many other labour rights either, black lung was just a necessary evil.
Today’s financial landscape certainly sucks. It’s practically been a constant crisis since 2008. Life sucks. Always has and always will. I’m not denying that, there’s just nothing I or you can do about it. If life wants to fuck you it’s going to fuck you. Best you can do is enjoy the diner and the movie.
