re: Great YT video "How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future"

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Biggest problem with that? They don’t think. They’re actively discouraged NOT to think.

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says a collective group of posters that ignore objective data and just parrot outdated talking points

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These snowflakes can’t even skip their $10k vacation to Disney world for a year.

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My parents had a combined 70k salary when I was a kid, had a home, put 5 of us through Catholic school (probably tithed on top of that), and brought us to Disney, the beach, and usually another short trip yearly.

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My parents had a combined 70k salary when I was a kid, had a home, put 5 of us through Catholic school (probably tithed on top of that), and brought us to Disney, the beach, and usually another short trip yearly.

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My parents made about that, I was in public school, and we were lucky to get a one or two night trip to Biloxi each summer.

So maybe your experience isn’t a birthright.

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If the older posters were suddenly 18 years old today, and moving forward they made the exact same choices and decisions as they had previously, they would not be able to afford the same things when they did today, then they did previously

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Nah man, they're just collectively better and smarter and harder working than anyone else who has come before or since them. Just ask them, they'll tell you all about it.

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If the older posters were suddenly 18 years old today, and moving forward they made the exact same choices and decisions as they had previously, they would not be able to afford the same things when they did today, then they did previously

and that sucks

I'm not sure why that is so hard to grasp and admit

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They're unable to look at things objectively and are assuming that just by having the conversation that every millennial in here is automatically a poor and a leech on society. Meanwhile, it seems like most of the millennials posting their own financial stats are not. The boomers are just openly admitting their inability to take a step back and look at reality. They don't understand the difference in anecdotal evidence vs. microeconomics vs macroeconomics.

I don't agree with "more government" or that the government should step in and help "fix" things. On the contrary, I generally believe all they're going to do is frick things up even worse. I'm a 34 year old millennial making 6 figures. Fiscally conservative. Yeah, there are dumbasses out there making poor financial decisions. I have (generally) always made wise ones and that's why I'm fortunate to have what I have. But I'm still able to see that it is objectively harder today than it was 30-50 years ago.

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Yes things are bad

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Several posters refuse to even admit this.

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But no, you individually can determine your outcome.

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To an extent, yes. No one denies this.

The simple point is that it is more difficult than previous generations. Its just so weird how some can't admit such a basic thing.

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The simple point is that it is more difficult than previous generations. Its just so weird how some can't admit such a basic thing.

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If the older posters were suddenly 18 years old today, and moving forward they made the exact same choices and decisions as they had previously, they would not be able to afford the same things when they did today, then they did previously

and that sucks

I'm not sure why that is so hard to grasp and admit

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Unfortunately self awareness is not a strength of our species, and that’s especially true when humility would be required to accurately self-assess.

With regard to the issues brought forth in the OP, I would propose less government-centric solutions. Elimination of federally-back student loans (force colleges to control cost), zoning reform (zoning regs are just weaponization of the government to protect current homeowners at the expense of everyone else), re-evaluate cost implications of energy saving building codes, and start the sunsetting process of SS so that it is eliminated by 2050. Younger voters are going to get fricked on the SS bit, but they probably would anyway eventually, so we might as well come to terms with it.

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I'm in a similar boat to you and also very fortunate. I have a cousin who is about to graduate college and doing some research on his behalf really opened my eyes to how fricked the housing market/ situation is for him and his peers right now and long term.. Zero margin for error, and still no guarantees even if he is 100% perfect in his decision making. It's become absurd.

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I bought my first house about 6 months out of pharmacy school back in 2014. I was able to purchase it for $88/sq ft. Sold it 2 years ago for $140/sq ft. If not for the timing of my purchase, I wouldn't be anywhere near the good financial standing I'm currently in. It was honestly just luck.