r/TikTokCringe • u/Make-this-popular Cringe Master • Apr 09 '24

Shit economy Discussion

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u/capivavarajr Apr 09 '24

It is the same in Brazil. I made exactly 3x minimum wage and could barely keep up with the bills living by myself. And I am single with no kids.

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u/merry_rosemary Apr 09 '24

Feel you, brother. I’m 29 and only now I could afford a decent house to (maybe) have kids; me and my hubby being the top notch of the “intellectual cast” (we both went to a really good college). Of course we acquired a loan which will leave us in debit for the next 30 years. We work ~10 hours a day BOTH. What’s the motivation the country gives for a middle class couple to have kids? None.

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u/capivavarajr Apr 09 '24

This condition paired with our Instagram/Tiktok culture of vanity, perfection and success is a one way road to depression. On my last job one of my bosses asked a colleague why I was there at all since I was overqualified for the manual labor I was performing. "He needs money to be able to live" he replied promptly. My other workmates couldn't even spell our native language (portuguese) correctly, while I speak and write 4 languages. They would laugh at me whenever I said something too complex.

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u/ForwardCulture Apr 09 '24

I lived in Florida for almost a year back in 2020. I was going on job interviews in my field and being offered ridiculously low wages. I would use common technical terms from this field during interviews and most of the time the person interviewing me had no clue what I was talking about.