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[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are roughly four times as productive each hour as your grandparents.

[–] Caradoc879@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget tgat was typically off judt grandpa's salary so really you're 8x as worse off.

[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The measure is given as value produced per man hour (I know).

Nevertheless, the wage gap, housing commodification, and the erasure of the family wage are also extremely relevant issues.