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I would say anybody that lives in a first world country and actually tries to make a go of things should be getting by ok.

Oh, so misogyny, racism and homophobia simply don’t exist in the first world, as long as you ‘make a go of things’?

You really should tell people it’s all in their heads.

Selling cans of environmentally unfriendly PTFE sprays for 5p.

Fireworks .

Open access to porn
Horses shitting on roads and pavements
Firework sales to the public
17 year olds injecting botulinum into their friends’ faces
Cannabis
Availability of booze everywhere. A Systembolaget approach will be adopted
Driving licenses for 17 year olds

Thought of another couple :-

Decadent purchase of bits of east asian manufactured carbon fibre (and other materials) shipped around the globe for recreational purposes to replace other perfectly serviceable bits of carbon fibre that are a wheel size or degree of head angle out of fashion.

Also

Fast fashion

Oh, so misogyny, racism and homophobia simply don’t exist in the first world, as long as you ‘make a go of things’?

No all these things exist for white males as well.

Horses shitting on roads and pavements

What’s wrong with that? It’s a pretty rare occurrence, and it’s plant-based and an ideal source of nutrients for you garden. When I was a kid, and a horse-drawn wagon came round, (and there were still a few, coal, milk and vegetables), there would almost be a race to see who could shovel up any equine by-products, usually with the coal shovel.

Religion.
We will all become flatearthists

glowsticks

credit/debit/loyalty cards

lights that stay on when you leave the room

one use plastic bottles and vending machines

non negotiable terms and conditions

Energy drinks.

I got the OP’s thread wrong. I thought it was things in the 80’s we cannot do now.

classic cars with high emessions. – I hope not though.

Business travel. Skype you ****.

Much as I hate business travel, Skype is a very poor substitute. Also, if you live in Western Europe / USA the business culture makes it more viable. Here you do business with a company, the sales person isn’t so relevant. But in many parts of the world, where contracts aren’t effectively enforceable, you do business with a person and their reputation is your guarantee; so you have to meet in person and shake hands, go for a beer etc; as otherwise you can’t build the necessary relationship to get the business.

thats alright. It won’t be long until personality and trust will be verified digitally. Everything else is already known about us.

So we’re basically doomed them.

Much as I hate business travel, Skype is a very poor substitute.

Just because it isn’t as convenient to do online meetings it is no reason to carry on **** up the world. Get it sorted and make it work.

Much as I hate business travel, Skype is a very poor substitute.

For 90% of Stuff Skype is ideal, I can sit anywhere in the world and have a proper conversation, share content and all the normal meeting stuff except shake hands. Covering Oz & NZ from one location meant you soon got over the little issues and just get on with it otherwise you would spend your entire life in airports – I still did a lot but it cut heaps out. If it can cut out 80% then it’s brilliant.

Retirement. DC pensions are not going to cut it. The only answer will be working until you drop. Hopefully by then, we’ll actually get some say in when we drop.

Retirement. DC pensions are not going to cut it.

Start early enough and get into the habit and it will. This stuff needs to be taught in school.

But it not taught in school, and there’s a whole generation where a large proportion are going to be lost between the old DB and the new DC.

Start early enough and get into the habit and it will. This stuff needs to be taught in school.

Yep, once you have saved for your house deposit and get that in your 40’s, deal with wage deflation for decades and another recession, coupled with longer life expectancy I can’t see any gap in people’s abilities to save enough for a pension

Well this a cheerful thread isn’t it? To add to the overall mood of doom I’ll say **** all will change, things will just get steadily worse for everyone.

Wrapping paper.

Kuco
Companies being allowed to employ people who reside more than a specified distance from their place of work…

Sounds like a good idea on the face of it.

The corollary is that the company should not be allowed to accept work /business from more than that specified distance.

Which may make the idea less popular… 🙂

Yep, once you have saved for your house deposit and get that in your 40’s, deal with wage deflation for decades and another recession, coupled with longer life expectancy I can’t see any gap in people’s abilities to save enough for a pension

While it might not be possible for absolutely everyone there are a large number for whom it is, but it requires setting priorities.

Sales reps.

Companies being allowed to employ people who reside more than a specified distance from their place of work…

Which means a lot of Essex/Kent/Surrey/Hertfordshire/Berkshire will be awash with Commuters sitting in coffee bars or killing time in kids playgrounds.

🤣

Care in the community innit.

Hope, freedom and autonomy.

Onzadog
Retirement. DC pensions are not going to cut it. The only answer will be working until you drop.

The problem is pension pots are irresistible to thieving governments and bankers.

They rob them blind, then talk as if pensions are welfare rather than something people have paid for.

To cover it they start brainwashing the public that the pensioners are a drain on the state instead of admitting the money has been “repurposed”.

And of course the dumbos and haters swallow that propaganda, and allow the govt to set new schemes which also will be later robbed blind.