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Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000 (feddit.de)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (4 children)

This is so uniquely depressing. They were accurate on my annual wage in 2024 yet they assumed Iโ€™d be working less than 40 hours ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I think you misread that, because $40,000 in 1966 is roughly $385,000 in today's dollars.

Edit: conversely, $40,000 in today's dollars would be $4,176.25 in 1966.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Pretty sure that's the joke

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

That was the joke. I make $40k today.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I got that wage, but not accounting for inflation...

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

With the 1966 labour share of income you probably would be working way less (or making way more)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Is it really accurate? They wrote this is '66 about the year '00, which is 34 years. It's been another 24 years since their prediction date.