Wyoming Aggie said:
Owlagdad said:
When I was thirty, I didn't have as much as my parents. They had spent a lifetime getting there. And it didn't bother me.
I lived through Carter and early Reagan inflation years. You do what you can do.
Yes, economy is crappy now and is difficult and deck is stacked worse. And it is Biden fault, or whoever tells him what to do.
But you can overcome. You can move ( some folks think that good job ought to plop out of the sky so you don't have to leave grandma)
It's talking about how today's 30 year olds aren't as well off as their parents were when they were 30.
I think he has a very simplified view on why that is happening. Placing it all on the baby boomers doesn't really address the issue.
When I was thirty, we didn't have a number of things today that cost more, and serve to pull time away from being productive. Cell phones with entertainment apps, social media, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. We also had a work at work structure that helped reinforce a consistent work ethic. Work from home is being proven to reduce productivity, but is being demanded by more and more millenials. Everyone can look to social media and see that "everyone" is doing better than them, though it is mostly a mirage rather than reality. But it is depressing, and leads to the anger that guy is talking about. People are getting mad that they aren't getting theirs rather than putting their head down and getting to work.
I'm not saying this is all on the millenials at all. The boomers have allowed education to transform from educating to political indoctrination, and as a result, kids are leaving school without the tools necessary to excel, as well as an entitlement mentality fostered by the technology "look at me" culture.
I'm having conversations with my 21 year old son right now about graduating from college, and his ideal job is "influencer". I'm trying to convince him that it is a risky path, does little for GDP, and success for most "influencers" is fleeting. It's not an easy conversation. If he does follow that path, he is much likely to have less than I did at 30, and I didn't have much.