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A '''rat race''' is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. Most often it's used to describe the conditions of [[Proletariat|proletarian]] [[Wage slavery|wage slaves]] who are entrapped in exhausting, high-stress employment circumstances in order to maintain a basic [[standard of living]] amid rising [[Cost of living|costs of living]]. | A '''rat race''' is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. Most often it's used to describe the conditions of [[Proletariat|proletarian]] [[Wage slavery|wage slaves]] who are entrapped in exhausting, high-stress employment circumstances in order to maintain a basic [[standard of living]] amid rising [[Cost of living|costs of living]].<ref>{{News citation|title=The Great American Rat Race Sponsored by Capitalism|url=https://issuesunderfire.com/great-american-rat-race-sponsored-capitalism/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Johnathon Faragher|date=2021-02-26|title=The great rat race: Why unregulated capitalism creates a race to the bottom|url=https://www.vuexchange.com/post/the-great-rat-race-why-unregulated-capitalism-creates-a-race-to-the-bottom}}</ref> | ||
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A rat race is an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. Most often it's used to describe the conditions of proletarian wage slaves who are entrapped in exhausting, high-stress employment circumstances in order to maintain a basic standard of living amid rising costs of living.[1][2]
Solutions
"Escaping the rat race" can have a number of different meanings:
- Abolition of wage slavery
- Implementation of socialism
- Rational utilization of automation to reduce labor-hours and increase leisure time
- Retirement, quitting or ceasing work
- Finding lower-stress employment
- Remote work
- Becoming financially independent from an employer
- Alienation from the norms of society
See also
References
- ↑ "The Great American Rat Race Sponsored by Capitalism".
- ↑ Johnathon Faragher (2021-02-26). "The great rat race: Why unregulated capitalism creates a race to the bottom"