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And not the fact getting really sick can bankrupt me or the fact I want to buy a house before I'm 35 but seems impossible in the circle of debt that we get befo

And not the fact getting really sick can bankrupt me or the fact I want to buy a house before I'm 35 but seems impossible in the circle of debt that we get before we're even 21?! Most Millennials are almost 30...slow WiFi or social media is the least of our worries.

ThePadawan 8y ago
I have to admit that living in Europe, the only worry I share with you is the real estate prices. I recently tried to read a book about depression in Millennials and common treatment options, but had to put it down when it became apparent that I shared none of the very basic fears. I am much more impacted by the (in my mind) really strong lack of drive to achieve anything my generation is experiencing. Amongst my age group, I know basically two groups - those that have their 2 kids, dog and mortgage to pay off forever, or those actually trying to find some purpose in their work. IMO, there is a real lack of a healthy middle ground.
- onlydeadheroes 8y ago
  "purpose in their work" is something HR tells you to pay you less. You were not supposed to take it as a goal.
  - ThePadawan 8y ago
    So all doctors, nurses, therapists, councilors, teachers, etc. just missed the bus on becoming accountants? They could earn a lot more that way, you're right. /s.
    - onlydeadheroes 8y ago
      Good examples as several of those (nurses, teachers) are quite underpaid in many countries. Seems to me quite a bit reductive that your purpose can even be described by a profession, let alone embracing that description.
xiphias2 8y ago
Also the huge debt people are forced into is because of extra low interest rates set by the central banks. The last similar situation was 100 years ago.
onlydeadheroes 8y ago
As someone a bit older, allow me to offer some perspective: The economic "deal" on offer to millennials is absolute shit, could probably be outright described as a scam for those that actually participate in the economy. But then you went and turned the political left into something about genitals and skin colour... And not economic justice. This means, in very practical terms, your generation is done for. If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. But even that is a pie in the sky because these kind of concerns are now unfashionable...
- veryworried 8y ago
  > If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. Sooo... become a conservative?

ThePadawan 8y ago

I have to admit that living in Europe, the only worry I share with you is the real estate prices. I recently tried to read a book about depression in Millennials and common treatment options, but had to put it down when it became apparent that I shared none of the very basic fears. I am much more impacted by the (in my mind) really strong lack of drive to achieve anything my generation is experiencing. Amongst my age group, I know basically two groups - those that have their 2 kids, dog and mortgage to pay off forever, or those actually trying to find some purpose in their work. IMO, there is a real lack of a healthy middle ground.

onlydeadheroes 8y ago
"purpose in their work" is something HR tells you to pay you less. You were not supposed to take it as a goal.
- ThePadawan 8y ago
  So all doctors, nurses, therapists, councilors, teachers, etc. just missed the bus on becoming accountants? They could earn a lot more that way, you're right. /s.
  - onlydeadheroes 8y ago
    Good examples as several of those (nurses, teachers) are quite underpaid in many countries. Seems to me quite a bit reductive that your purpose can even be described by a profession, let alone embracing that description.

xiphias2 8y ago

Also the huge debt people are forced into is because of extra low interest rates set by the central banks. The last similar situation was 100 years ago.

onlydeadheroes 8y ago

As someone a bit older, allow me to offer some perspective: The economic "deal" on offer to millennials is absolute shit, could probably be outright described as a scam for those that actually participate in the economy. But then you went and turned the political left into something about genitals and skin colour... And not economic justice. This means, in very practical terms, your generation is done for. If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. But even that is a pie in the sky because these kind of concerns are now unfashionable...

veryworried 8y ago
> If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. Sooo... become a conservative?