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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a little over 3 generations ago, there were children in London (as young as 6) who had to go out and work at least 12 hours a day just to earn a penny or two. Then they often slept in any dark corner they could find out on the streets.

This was not unique to London.  Think of factories and sweat houses in the US where children worked.

Thankfully, that has all changed and children are no longer worked and exploited. But...

How in the world did we get from child labor abuse to whining about a 9-5 office job - in just three generations!

I would challenge anyone to read "Vagabonds" by historian Oskar Jensen and then complain about their job. [/quote]

Well… we went from children working for pennies to 23yos struggling with 9-to-5 by a bunch of people complaining that the “normal” amount of work they and those around them were expected to go was inhumane and miserable especially for the low wages they were receiving.

And had a couple wars and a pandemic to give the labor unions a chance to push through some workers rights.  So honestly looking good for gen z right now; I wish Brielle and her fellows luck.  If my grandkids have a 30 hour work week and nationally mandated parental leave I’ll rejoice for them.[/quote]

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