[ta1243]

It was common when you had a stay-at-home parent who did fresh shopping in the day then cooked a meal later for when their spouse (husband) came in just before 6pm (6.30 if he'd stopped off for a pint on the way home)

Not so common when people get in from picking the kids up from daycare at 7.30pm and have to be up and out by 7am the next morning.

Longer commutes, less time at home, and all that extra income has gone into housing and childcare costs. Yeay.

[_heimdall]

We've made our lives and society so busy and complicated. I've always been confused by how much we collectively value convenience products/services while simultaneously making everything more complex.

I do hope that everyone is living the life they want and I'm just out of touch though. The idea of being away from home and my kids for 12+ hours every day and eating out before going to bed and doing it all over sounds miserable to me, but to each their own!

[mrguyorama]

>We've made our lives and society so busy and complicated

"We" have done nothing. Our managers, bosses, and executives have made everyone else's lives miserable, for their benefit.

[_heimdall]

Sure, there are absolutely people helping make it happen but we each have to accept our due blame for allowing and accepting it.

Companies won't make products that no one will buy. Bosses can't fill roles that no one is willing to take. Executives won't keep their job if employees choose to leave the company rather than work for them.

[kyleee]

Don’t forget the politicians; they deserve our scorn as well