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Anon watches Malcolm in the Middle (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A lot of those shows have aged pretty badly in terms of what "struggling" looks like. The idea of a boring office job being some awful fate is also kinda dated.

At least shows like the Simpsons were self aware about this.

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    A boring office job is an awful fate, we should bring that perception back!

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    There's a fair few people who would straight up murder someone for a boring, stable office job.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    For you. I miss it, it was calm, the schedule was never a surprise and I never had to do 4 other people's jobs because half the building calls off every other day. There's far worse than office jobs, and it's called retail.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    The Bundys had a one income household, where dad was working minimum wage at a shoe store and he could feed and clothe his kids, have a big house, a car, and all the adventures they pulled. You couldn't even feed yourself on that income these days

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