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Is it just me or i feel life is getting more difficult these days? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 days ago by shojivr@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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i am middle aged man, i experienced life since before even computer and smartphone is a thing like today.

back then, i feel that life is much easier, what i mean easier is more simple life, less competition, less stress, fresh environment, and more happiness despite lack of technology.

but right now, everything is just too complicated despite of power of tech, internet, smartphone, and AI helps, i feel that life is much harder right now, what i mean is like competition is everywhere, stressful everyday, crowded city, and i easily depressed these days.

is it just me or everyone else can relate to what happens right now?

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[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As someone who is also middle aged, I’d say some of this is very possibly looking at the past through rose-colored glasses. Personally I don’t think my life say 15 years ago was significantly less competitive, stessful, etc.

What is different though… I make over double what I made 15 years ago. I’ve had steady progression in my career from 15 years ago. But financially I am not better off than I was then (in terms of how much I have left at the end of the month). Which makes sense, in that while my salary has gone up say 5% per annum, the real cost of living has exceeded that rate.

[–] shojivr@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

cost of living already tripled since 15 years ago, which makes sense why 5% salary increase wont be enough