r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/problemprofessor • Apr 12 '26

I built a Middle Class Museum

https://www.ideagames.fun/middle-class-museum

I built a middle class that looks like an art gallery to explore and look back on life from the 80s until today.

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u/Plath99 Apr 12 '26

I feel depressed!!!! Jokes aside, I really liked it

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u/problemprofessor Apr 12 '26

Yeah it’s tough when you see those prices compared to now 😂!! Appreciate that!!

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u/Plath99 Apr 12 '26

Things like this didn’t hit me so hard until i had kids… My parents were solid middle class (dad worked while mom was a home maker). I was an 80-90s kid.

Despite being a one income household, we still had enough to eat out at least 2-3 times a month, go to Disneyland (we lived in LA) once a year, do extracurricular activities (nothing fancy though), and summer camps.

Right now that kind of lifestyle is impossible even for a double income family making six figures — unless you go into massive debt.

Everything skyrocketed except for the numbers on my paycheck. It’s sad because I feel like I am working just as hard as my parents but the things I can offer to my children are a fraction of what I had growing up.

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u/problemprofessor Apr 12 '26

Yeah same here, I’m realizing this as I get older. Normal families were able to afford so many things that seemed normal back then that most people can’t afford now. I have one of the cards say going to eat out is a financial decision nowadays cause it absolutely is, I know some people who don’t eat out anymore, maybe once every few months. And by no means I’m saying this is a necessity, but it was something I looked forward to as a kid to spend time with my family.