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It's nice for the previous generations that got something out of nothing. Too bad that "nothing" is my generation and we'll be putting our "contributions" into

by sushid 8y ago

It's nice for the previous generations that got something out of nothing. Too bad that "nothing" is my generation and we'll be putting our "contributions" into a pit that will give us actually nothing in return when it's time for us to retire. As I get older I realize why people say if you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart but if you are not a conservative by 30, you have no brain (or something to that effect).

lovich 8y ago
The previous generations are far more conservative than our generation and they are still all for these sort of entitlements. This is not a liberal vs conservative argument, this is a "fuck you, I got mine" argument from the beneficiaries of these pensions currently
castlecrasher2 8y ago
> It's nice for the previous generations that got something out of nothing. The same generation that mindlessly claims that millennials are spoiled while we field $10K+ medical bills for things like childbirth when they cost <$1K for them. I haven't seen any data to back this up but I suspect they're also far higher in diabetes diagnoses which is another reason our care costs so much more.
rgcapozz 8y ago
As I get older I become more anarchist or socialist or syndicalist.
- justaman 8y ago
  Socialism is like punching all your friends in the nuts until you run out of friends.
  - dang 8y ago
    Please don't post unsubstantive comments here. Or ideological battle comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- anon12341234 8y ago
  That doesn't make any sense. Anarchist and socialist are almost polar opposites.
prolikewh0a 8y ago
>As I get older I realize why people say if you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart but if you are not a conservative by 30, you have no brain (or something to that effect). Being liberal and conservative is what got us here in the first place. Expansion of political ideas is only now becoming popular as this generation really feels the effects of wishy-washy American liberalism and conservatism that favors the already extremely wealthy.

by sushid 8y ago

lovich 8y ago

The previous generations are far more conservative than our generation and they are still all for these sort of entitlements. This is not a liberal vs conservative argument, this is a "fuck you, I got mine" argument from the beneficiaries of these pensions currently

castlecrasher2 8y ago

> It's nice for the previous generations that got something out of nothing. The same generation that mindlessly claims that millennials are spoiled while we field $10K+ medical bills for things like childbirth when they cost <$1K for them. I haven't seen any data to back this up but I suspect they're also far higher in diabetes diagnoses which is another reason our care costs so much more.

rgcapozz 8y ago

As I get older I become more anarchist or socialist or syndicalist.

justaman 8y ago
Socialism is like punching all your friends in the nuts until you run out of friends.
- dang 8y ago
  Please don't post unsubstantive comments here. Or ideological battle comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
anon12341234 8y ago
That doesn't make any sense. Anarchist and socialist are almost polar opposites.

prolikewh0a 8y ago

>As I get older I realize why people say if you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart but if you are not a conservative by 30, you have no brain (or something to that effect). Being liberal and conservative is what got us here in the first place. Expansion of political ideas is only now becoming popular as this generation really feels the effects of wishy-washy American liberalism and conservatism that favors the already extremely wealthy.