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

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

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Because it would require them to admit that it was the situation they were born into, rather than this “boomer superiority” they cling to.

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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.