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> Beside I find it very peculiar that my parents could live the life my friends live, yet could afford children, have saving and now have a retirement. I under

• sametmax 9y ago
  Sure, and it's good to be realistic, and take responsibility for your life. But it would be unfair to blame entirely the current generation for their situation. I don't think another one would have ended up in such an entire different situation. Life does cost more. Society does push to consume. I think it's just that given that the economy is probably going to be shittier and shittier, we should take the opportunity of our current still nice lives to prepare. But yeah, we don't.
  • blubb-fish 9y ago
    Well, what you are expressing is actually something particularly typical for this generation - which is demanding something of your fate. The truth is - you are born - now play the cards you are dealt. If you complain about the cards - then you are already about to lose before the game even started. Maybe next card dealt to you is Leukemia - now you will complain to yourself "why me of all the people - what have I done to deserve this?" while you wish your only problems still were being in a financially worse position than your parents. I think that's what you are doing.
    • sametmax 9y ago
      Social change will probably not affect your leukemia. Retirement on the other hand...