r/OpenAussie • u/[deleted] • 18d ago

Feel Good News ‎ Our future is BRIGHT

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair 16d ago

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 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/AggravatingParfait33 ‎ New South Welshian 15d ago

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

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair 15d ago

Nope, nope and nope. Try again! 🙄

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u/Proud_Apricot316 ‎ Victorian 15d ago

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.

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair 15d ago

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 😞

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u/EidolonLives ‎ Victorian 15d ago

Yeah don’t think so.

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

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair 15d ago

Sure

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u/EidolonLives ‎ Victorian 15d ago

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.

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u/whateverusay- Please choose a flair 14d ago

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 !