Probably, but not all of those are being driven by consumers.
If you want to play this game, define “significantly.” You’re an engineer. I expect a measurement in degrees.
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AC is standard on probably every car made. It would probably cost more to get a car without it. As far as homes, an AC unit for a window is relatively inexpensive and they don’t use as much electricity as some might think.
But were these changes demanded, or provided? I don’t remember demanding someone create HBO or ESPN or create a fourth network (FOX). And then, when it comes to TVs, they removed the option of getting a small black and white one.
Huh?
Exactly. Who demanded someone invent the smart phone? And now, you might not get a job if you don’t have one.
Companies provide internet and phones or give subsidies if remote as a standard today.
In my observation this is where new builds come in to play, and generations past were not scared to climb the property ladder vs expecting to buy in to settled, well aged, close in neighborhoods right away. I don’t live in a large house either but I could buy roughly 2.5 houses twice the size of mine a few miles away for the same price. I think an element of “paying dues” has been lost with the onset of a general sense of entitlement.
This is undeniably true, but the “more stuff” aspect is often more optional than acknowledged and closes the gap.
It used way more power than no window AC.
Not everyone works remotely. I worked remotely during Covid, and got nothing. I work remotely a few days a week currently, and I pay for my own internet.
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Let’s say there is 50% more budget allocated to stuff. That’s still a 71% gap to the 121% increase in housing vs the 29% wage increase. And as more stuff has become essential to be a functioning member of society, even less discretionary income as a percentage of salary is available. It’s a spiral we have to get out of.
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It’s still less than what rents or mortgages are today.
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Same, my wife works remote half time and I pay the internet bill.
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When I was in the National Guard, we had to have a cell phone. We couldn’t rely on Paul Revere. The government didn’t give us anything. Try getting a job without a car in New Jersey.
All technology advances push changes in our behavior.
Our first black and white TV only had VHF channels. When we had to replace it, our next black and white TV had VHF and a few UHF channels. A VHF TV was not available to purchase new.
I understand that. But you never “need” to buy the most expensive with the most features.
I found that after five or ten minutes watching a black and white show, that I never missed the color. Casablanca is great as it was filmed.
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I agree unchecked inflation is bad.
I’m not sure 50% is the right allocation, I think if we really wanted to compare life to a Leave It To Beaver ideal then 50% isn’t aggressive enough, but I’m just knee-jerking.
The housing increase isn’t representative of the entire market. It’s an indicator but not every neighborhood is going to meet the average, yet people expect to jump right in to average or better.
I’ve never seen an office that didn’t provide internet and phones for workers.
I don’t hold Covid protocols as a standard for much. Most people were scrambling to adapt.
It’s pretty rare for a remote worker to not receive company subsidies for internet and phone. If I were you I’d renegotiate or start preparing a resume.
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I think this is where we begin to diverge. Government never should’ve been in the equation to begin with. If govt had not meddled with your contract, you wouldn’t need govt to lube up. It shouldn’t be fucking you to begin with. Extrapolate across the other points.
You’re still dodging.
I would circle back to my original post on the matter. People hear what they want in empty phrases. I agree you shouldn’t use an undefined catchphrase as a conversational logic trap.
As an option, or was she hired “hybrid” or remote?
Does she have a provided workspace in an office to report to full time if she chooses?
Although I believe in the US, I do agree it is on the “wrong path”. But I think the right path is still in view along the periphery. I don’t think America has “lost its way”. Of course, real Americans probably don’t ask for directions. Real Canadians certainly don’t.
Hired hybrid and she doesn’t have a full time desk. She shares it on opposite days with her colleague.
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Unfortunate but sounds pretty atypical in the grand scheme.