Get new high paid job where you are respected and your boss threats you as a brother

Are writers really that out of touch with our economic situation?

give us more context

The family's problems were really solvable in that episode. They could have taken Bart to a tutor, gotten Lisa some allergy medicine and found a hobby for Marge.

Also that episode came out in 1997 when the economy was better.

Old episode of the Simpsons.

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The joke is that they left because of some dumb reasons and not because the boss was a literal super villain.

The writers are also self-described "libertarians".

Yes.

is this correct?

No they were always libertarians. In america libertarian covers the gambit from ayn randian retard to liberals who are critical of the government. Also I have never watched simpsons past season 8.

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idk zizek most people would be pretty happy with homers situation i think

Homer is too dumb to see it but under the friendly smile his new boss was as evil or even more evil than Mr. Burns (old style capitalism). The nominal increase in wages and superficial perks weren't enough to quell alienation and malaise.

I think Zizek nailed this one.

this. Its poking fun, or can be seen as poking fun, at capitalism with a human face. The new "fun" and "non-hierarchical" silicon valley type work places.

Quite right. Also note how in this episode Homer was put in a position of authority over three computer specialists, whom he proceeds to squeeze for productivity. He then offsets this intensification of the working day by offering bullshit workplace amnesties - hammocks.
This is literally the Silicon Valley model.

But that's not true.

Homer and family were unhappy because they're used to their crud town. The boss being a super villain was just a gag.
tbh "marxist interpretations" of everything from cartoons to musicals is pretty hammy

I would have supported Scorpio all the way tbh

That's nothing.

How many shows has one of the protagonists working a lowly prole job and yet somehow living in a big ass house filled with consumer shit?

It was one of the things that bothered me about this movie. This fuck works as a backroom stocker and yet can afford to live by himself in a big ass house filled with consumer shit.

fuck, the simpsons used to be so good.

Since when was Hollywood about depicting real life?

How big-ass is the house?

Millions of people living outside the USA grow up watching these movies thinking you can be a janitor and afford living in a mansion thanks to the American Dream™

It's a standard american house, two floors, huge living room.

I looked it up - according to my sources it's an apartment house.

Yeah, and it's huge. The rent on it would be enormous.