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>> Boomers wrecked the world and young people know they need to fix it. This is the exact kind of BS the parent comment is referring too. The world is full of
by basisword 5y ago
>> Boomers wrecked the world and young people know they need to fix it.
This is the exact kind of BS the parent comment is referring too. The world is full of problems but it’s never been better for most people in most ways.
- juve1996 5y agoYour comment represents the same worthless platitude. It doesn't make sense to say "yea your life is significantly worse than your parents, but hey at least you aren't a slave building the pyramids at Giza." The fact is it's relative. People are, in general, worse off than their parents were in the west at this point in time. That matters.
- basisword 5y agoBeing slightly economically less well off (although still doing exceedingly well and having lots of opportunity) is not the same thing as “boomers wrecked the world”. There are people in very tough situations and as a society we need to help them more but the vast majority of young people (and I say this as one who isn’t doing exceedingly well) need to grow up, cheer up, and start taking more responsibility for things. My parents may have been able to buy a house, but there is much much more about their younger lives that I am glad I don’t have to deal with.
- standardUser 5y agoYounger people will be the ones enduring a transformation of our economy as they attempt to prevent the worst consequences of global warming. Also, not sure what "grow up" means in this context. Quietly endure injustices and environmental catastrophe instead of speaking out and taking action?
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