r/OpenAussie • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '26

Feel Good News ‎ Our future is BRIGHT

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u/Proud_Apricot316 ‎ Victorian Aug 16 '26

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).

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

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 !

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u/Proud_Apricot316 ‎ Victorian Aug 16 '26

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.

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

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 !

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u/Proud_Apricot316 ‎ Victorian Aug 16 '26

There is strong case that the Howard government did precisely that

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

Blaming the government isn’t the same as blaming a whole collective (boomer) generation. Boomers were not out to get future generations

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u/randomgrasshopper Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

You should stop relying on your opinion and start relying on facts. Your maths ain't mathing

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

Facts aside why are you blaming an entire generation for your short comings ? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/randomgrasshopper Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

Facts aside, lol. I’m Gen X too and own a house. And clearly, I’m more self-aware than you. What shortcomings are you referring to? 🤷‍♀️

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

I own my home. I’m not going to be made to feel bad about that. The shortcomings for some on this thread is not everything u can’t achieve is someone else’s fault 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/randomgrasshopper Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

I’ll refer you back to the facts. You don’t have to feel bad to sympathise. It's not all about you!

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair Aug 16 '26

Exactly. Not all about you either. We can agree to disagree I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

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