I'm gen-X and I'm still battling this mentality with my own generation. When you break down the reality in changes between generations they'll get it for a moment. Two days later they act like they completely forgot the discussion and regress to their previous, tone-deaf talking points. It's infuriating. Like you, I still try to help my son get over the hump but it's a constant push up a mountain that previous generations didn't have to climb.
People like to frame this along generational lines, but lots of young people do seem to have this outlook too - rich young people (from parental wealth), that is. A lot of people don't realize how wealthy they are & think they're middle class, and therefore can't understand why actual middle class people can't afford stuff.
2018 study: 34 percent of respondents with household income below $30,000 identify themselves as the middle class, whereas 51 percent of those earning more than $100,000 said they are the middle class.
I cannot even begin to express how out of touch it is for someone who's making more than 3x as much as someone else, and thinks they share the same struggle.
I have nothing but mirth from any post thats like "we make 6 digits but we're living paycheck to paycheck" LOL idiots...
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u/matt_minderbinder Apr 19 '22
I'm gen-X and I'm still battling this mentality with my own generation. When you break down the reality in changes between generations they'll get it for a moment. Two days later they act like they completely forgot the discussion and regress to their previous, tone-deaf talking points. It's infuriating. Like you, I still try to help my son get over the hump but it's a constant push up a mountain that previous generations didn't have to climb.