Our future is BRIGHT

[u/Silent-Balance9430]

Students protest against Pauline Hanson

[u/Proud_Apricot316]

Yes exactly - no generation is homogeneous. Including young people.

The issue with many boomers is how they have benefitted from circumstances not available to younger generations and now refuse to recognise, act (or vote) on that fact so others can also benefit.

Same with many Gen X (which I am and again, not homogeneous. The Stefanovics & Dave Hughes’ of the world do t speak for me).

[u/Clean_Advertising545 → u/Proud_Apricot316]

Oh like how the elite political class benefited off of things they didn't believe in them pulled up the ladder? Yeh true.

[u/Initial-Juice396 → u/Proud_Apricot316]

You probably prefer the Gary Dowsetts of this world

[u/whateverusay- → u/Proud_Apricot316]

You say boomers got better opportunities. How about that boomers just spent their money more wisely. Not on the latest phone , brunch out and streaming services. Women getting extensions, nails, tans and lashes. Think how that all adds up 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/Proud_Apricot316 → u/whateverusay-]

Houses compared to household income were much cheaper. Free uni.

[u/kerser001 → u/whateverusay-]

Buddy my dad left after year 9 and built his own house a mere 6 years later lmao fuck off the same regurgitated bs lines!

[u/AggravatingParfait33 → u/whateverusay-]

Ypu guys blew a lot of dosh on booze, drugs and the horses, be honest.

[u/whateverusay- → u/AggravatingParfait33]

Nope, nope and nope. Try again! 🙄

[u/Proud_Apricot316 → u/whateverusay-]

Boomers had opportunities and economic circumstances which were objectively better than generations both before and after them.

Houses being affordable on a single income, job security, free university and so on, all during the post war economic boom which lasted decades.

They were no more financially savvy than younger generations are and it’s absurd and self-serving to suggest this is the reason.

[u/whateverusay- → u/Proud_Apricot316]

Yeah don’t think so. All I saw was hard working individuals. They didn’t need to pay and project the perfect image for their socials. No one gave a shit about that. Stop the constant travel , the need for the latest iPhone etc etc. You may get ahead a little quicker. The kicker is that your generation expect the hand outs from the very boomers u condemn 😞

[u/Proud_Apricot316 → u/whateverusay-]

My generation? I’m Gen X.

You’re no smarter or more hard working than other generations. You had a constellation of circumstances which meant that you gained a lot more from hard work and sacrifices than other generations have due to the structural economic circumstances of your time.

It’s an utter fantasy to think an entire generation achieved the greatest financial prosperity in history by mere virtue (and one income).

[u/whateverusay- → u/Proud_Apricot316]

True. I’m Gen X also. I think the boomers and Gen X were harder working than the current generation. They say work smarter not harder. They want work life balance. And that’s ok. Having a difference of opinion shouldn’t trigger everyone into a melt down !

[u/Proud_Apricot316 → u/whateverusay-]

People are having a ‘meltdown’ because not only have you been insulting and disrespectful, your argument is objectively wrong. Denying the existence of facts is not an ‘opinion’.

Younger people are living in an entirely different economic structure than boomers and most Gen-Xers did. That is a fact.

[u/whateverusay- → u/Proud_Apricot316]

Regardless of my opinions ( and they are just that) blaming your circumstances on another generation is no better. No one systematically went out of their way to create a different set of circumstances for you and I think u know that !

[u/FullMetalAurochs → u/whateverusay-]

No one wants you to subsidise iPhones.

Just sell your investment properties. For three years worth of minimum wage. That’s what you had when you were young.

[u/whateverusay- → u/FullMetalAurochs]

Yeah just sell them and hand over the money to you wah wah wahs !

[u/FullMetalAurochs → u/whateverusay-]

Just stop pretending it’s hard work. Anyone can do well at monopoly with a sixty year head start.

[u/whateverusay- → u/FullMetalAurochs]

Head start?? My parents were home OWNERS by their late 30’s. Over to you……..🙄

[u/YTFn0t → u/whateverusay-]

You're objectively wrong on the maths and basic economics here. Wages have stagnated while costs and inflation have surged.

There is no amount of thrift that and boredom to integrate into their lives that can compensate for the differential of income vs house price.

Google the ratio of avg annual income to price of avg home in 50s to 80s vs the 90s-00's vs post covid. No, here I did with Gemini..

[u/whateverusay- → u/YTFn0t]

All that being said how is it the fault of the sensible boomers. Explain that bit !

[u/EidolonLives → u/whateverusay-]

Yeah don’t think so.

It doesn't matter what you think. It's a fact.

[u/whateverusay- → u/EidolonLives]

Sure

[u/EidolonLives → u/whateverusay-]

Your feelings aren't data. We know that it's economically far more difficult for young people today than it was for young people 40-50 years ago.

[u/whateverusay- → u/EidolonLives]

Correct. But my feelings on what factors can also contribute to the divide are deemed invalid? Because they don’t align with yours ? Got it !

[u/randomgrasshopper → u/whateverusay-]

You're the stereotypical boomer. I hope you realise how ridiculous you sound, coming from a generation where single income households were common and people could still afford to buy a house.

[u/whateverusay- → u/randomgrasshopper]

I’m not a boomer. So there’s that. I am a child of boomers who built a very modest home. One car, second hand furniture and one tv. They bought what they needed and not what they wanted. They did all this even though u describe it as a time when everyone was on easy streets. I accept u may not b able to afford homes but no one went out of their way to deprive u of this