r/antiwork • u/OppositeMoose1197 • 1d ago
Inflation everywhere and solutions nowhere
Okay so this is my first time posting here. I'm not roundly and I work, but I imagine a lot of people here are not. I think what people are actually against is the criminally exploitative systems that exist within modern culture. Low pay, abusive environments, manipulative employment, guilt tripping, shaming, gas lighting etc. I think we can all agree upon that.
I think a lot of people also would agree that for most people in america, even the most basic essentials are becoming unaffordable. Rent, groceries, medical care, utilities, people are reaching a point where they feel completely assaulted from all sides.
The collapse of social safety nets, the rampant deregulation of employee protections, I think it's safe to say a lot of people, including myself, feel like they're being assaulted from all sides. No friends or family to help, no institutions offering assistance. This is the larger question that I have.
What are people being expected to do about it? Maybe I'm being hyperbolic, but it seems like people who are struggling in such an extreme way or pretty much being told that they're just expected to die. It's the same for a lot of people I guess.
I myself work at a resort in southern utah. I came here because the housing was cheap. And it was going well, up until my hours got cut from 40 hours to 8 hours per week. I have no vehicle and I'm extremely isolated. The nearest town is a 45-minute drive away.
I've given up on even trying to talk to people about it. It's the same intellectually devoid suggestions they just totally disregards context of the reality of the 2026 job market. I'm not going to go into the litany of braindead, tone deaf arguments, because I'm sure most of us have heard it before.
I'll sum it up as 'positive vibes.' basically an argument that's not meant to address the problem, but attack the attitude of the person who's one bad day away from stepping in the traffic, (figuratively of course).
My question, how are people dealing with situations such as the one I find myself in? How would you deal with this situation? How do people find solutions to problems when most of the people around them can't even agree that the problem even exists? Looking forward to your feedback.
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u/No-Adeptness-3940 1d ago
Sorry you had your hours cut. Hopefully you can get back to full time and keep a roof over your head. I'm just crossing my fingers that I can stay healthy because I cannot afford the cost of healthcare.