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When I was traveling in the "third world", I noticed that although it was bad to be poor in those countries, it was often very good to be rich. The Old Country
by 082349872349872 3y ago
When I was traveling in the "third world", I noticed that although it was bad to be poor in those countries, it was often very good to be rich.
The Old Country has a similar vibe, and I think (in any country) the young are far more likely to be (economically if not culturally) poor than rich.
- ak_111 3y agoWhat I noticed in many countries with traditionally high youth unemployment, say like Egypt or Greece, it is considered normal to be young and unemployed and just living off your family, there wasn't much of a stigma attached to it. In fact people will declare to you "I live with one of my kids who finished university three years ago and is currently unemployed" with no hint of disappointment, but the situation in some parts of the west and especially the US, people will talk about unemployed university graduates as total losers and embarrassment.
- 082349872349872 3y agoI suspect the tradition that kids move out right after school is a result of countries (in my experience: US and Sweden) having had a lot of unused space, whereas in countries which have always been densely populated, that expectation isn't there. compare https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/images/thumb/d/d0/Young_people_leaving_the_parental_household_2020.png/1200px-Young_people_leaving_the_parental_household_2020.png https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/images/th... EDIT: also, at the high end of the US real estate market, I note that the phrase "family compound" was often correlated with "price upon request".
- readyman 3y agoGreat counter-example to what is absolutely the culprit: wealth inequality. However, the ruling class and those who accept their legitimacy will never accept this explanation.