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I'm a Gen-Xer, so I'm kinda Switzerland here, but I have to admit this is not without some comedy value: 2015: Millennials: The rent is too damn high! Boomer
by jimt1234 3y ago
I'm a Gen-Xer, so I'm kinda Switzerland here, but I have to admit this is not without some comedy value:
2015:
Millennials: The rent is too damn high!
Boomers: Stop whining, you entitled babies! I bought my first house when I was still in high school! You just need to work!
2023:
Boomers: The rent is too damn high!
Millennials (and Gen-Zers?): Ok, boomer. Just stay away from TikTok.
- pcthrowaway 3y agoWealth inequality existed even when the boomers were coming of age, even if it wasn't as bad as it is right now. Among the boomers, there are surely a sizeable percentage who were never able to accumulate 'wealth', possibly through no fault of their own. Perhaps they chose the wrong investments, because pretty much every able-bodied, mentally sound boomer with no other extenuating circumstances could have bought a house even at working class wages. Perhaps they had a mentally ill relative they made sacrifices to support. Perhaps they suffered a workplace injury early in their career. Perhaps they retired comfortably but fell victim to a phone scam, and didn't properly budget for a devastating financial loss in addition to crippling inflation. Now that group is being thrown out the streets, very likely by the boomers who had better fortune.