I still see people fighting in convincing eachother that they are wrong instead of finding things that we all have in common in today's society.

Fact is that today's society has become more individualistic and materialistic than say 30/40 years ago. Community sense has been replaced by fear, mistrust and society of sanctions. "If you don't do this, than that will happen.."

Fact is that there are not half as many jobs available as there were 30 years ago. Technology has taken over a lot of human labor, so there are far more people applying for the same job now than 30/40 yrs ago.

Fact is that wages for the same job have not kept track with the rising cost of living. In fact, today's newcomers for a job that paid well in the past, will most likely get paid far less than newcomers in the same job 30/40 years ago (percentage wise of course.) All under the excuse of companies needing to cut costs in order to survive.

Fact is that a lot of people do not want to do dirty basic jobs, like cleaning, for small wages, so companies hire foreigners. To say that they steal your job is a poor excuse for yourself not wanting to do that job.

Fact is that the younger generation is stimulated to get at least a degree or go to university in order to "be able to build a better life than previous generations." All that leads to is companies hardly being able to fill for instance lower technical positions in production and an overkill of well educated, deep in debt, highly qualified people for way to little higher ranked positions. Result is more unemployment in those fields.

Fact is that companies do not see their people as added value, but as costs. First cuts are often cuts in people, leading to more pressure on the remaining crew, less commitment, higher sick leave rates, more stress related family dramas and a increasing split up of society between working and not working, rich and poor. Also leading to people being less willing to stand up for eachother, because who knows, they may be next in line to get laid off.

Fact is that people are more affraid to look eachother in the eye and make a joke to a complete stranger than 30 yrs ago, affraid that the other might get it wrong and start a fight.

You all have valid points in this discussion, but trying to convince eachother that way will not solve the problems we are facing.

Basic point is that if this society of young and old, companies and employees and people in general do not start working together to face this downswing, in a couple of years, there will be no other society left, but a cold, dark one without empathy, in which only the right of the most powerful counts. That goes for people as well as companies.

We all can name a thousand threats, but those who go for solutions are the ones that stand out. Open your eyes and respect the other's opinion, work together and go from solutions and opportunities instead of the easy path of threats and fear.