Lurker > OhhhJa

have you contributed more than you were before to justify an increase?

your employer is not your welfare agent. You get paid based on what you contribute. Inflation is an outside factor that has nothing to do with your employer.

maybe to make yourself more money you make yourself more productive to deserve more money cause you create more value in yourself.

my roommates german shepherd just chewed the fuck out of my friends soundboard that i was borrowing, one of my hats, my belt and the cable to the monitor i use to work from home. like $350 worth of damage in the 30 minutes i was gone. fucker knows how to open doors now

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/8/AAfUcIAADoso.jpg

Simpsons more popular, Seinfeld definitely more consistent

Or Simpsons is pigging out at a buffet, Seinfeld is an enjoyable evening at a nice, pricey restaurant

That's also at least partly because previous generations were much better at telling the difference between "necessity" and "stuff I want".

Is there still a heatwave going on somewhere?

That's an exaggeration, which is relevant because you mean to undermine OP's point.
https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1800?amount=1

I think in just two years McDonald's pay has doubled, which jumps the inflation rate by a bit.

Can only afford my house because I don't have (or want) a wife or kids.

Congrats on the trophy.

Feels like my peers are so far ahead of life compared to me... I'm 28 and it just feels I am stuck in life

I'm not sure which is a worse opinion, that system's last 2 albums were good or Tool's new one is elephant piss

Drinking water is for housewives and little girls. I only drink Red Bull.

stop breaking the rules

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/4/AAFUswAADm6g.jpg

That doesn't, however, justify complaining about how "standards are being lowered," nor does it mean it's wrong to criticize the current standards for being unnecessarily restrictive and push for cultural shifts in favour of greater permissiveness.

Basically, there's a purpose in businesses following those arbitrary standards, since that's capitalizing on the culture that has established them. There's no purpose in the standards themselves, though, so eroding them to limit the number of people that are excluded from jobs for not being able to afford the right suit is a good thing.

As much as a lot of "professional dress" standards are rooted in simple classism

Which is not "this is a thing because there's an actual purpose behind it," it's "this is a thing because a lot of people want to think it's a thing." These are arbitrary standards that serve no purpose.

Which is generally a good thing. "You're not allowed to hold a professional job unless you can afford a suit" has always been ridiculous, elitist gatekeeping that serves no actual purpose.