[imbnwa]

"He suggested dissatisfaction is probably at about the same level that it always has been, but people on average are more accustomed to and capable of articulating their feelings than before."

Come on, emotional intelligence wasn't born yesterday; articulating feelings wasn't born yesterday. Literal Mesopotamian tablets of laborers expressing their frustrations to their employers, debtors, etc exist. Nevermind, people literally died for our 5-day, 40-hour work week; they absolutely articulated that problem both to themselves, their co-workers, and their employers.

[mooreds]

> Literal Mesopotamian tablets of laborers expressing their frustrations to their employers, debtors, etc exist.

Customers too.

https://qz.com/1364934/the-worlds-first-customer-complaint-i...

[dylan604]

I read it in a different way than you. Now, we can express our feelings not just to family and friends, but to the whole planet as well as consuming theirs. What might have been just a local conversation now feels like the weight of the world.