Comment on Poignant post on the state of things

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• drislands@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Are you aware of the general difficulties faced by the Millennial generation with buying housing? Because it sounds like you’re not. Millennials aren’t not buying homes because of a preference as much as a lack of option.

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  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am. That’s why it’s so important.

    Whole thing reeks of setting us up for failure. Insecure housing means no/less kids, and that has huge rippling effects 30 m-50 years from now when millenials are too old and infirm to work and there’s not enough people to replace us in the workforce.

    And then our boomer parents, who somehow despite all our best efforts are still alive, will be blaming us for it.

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    • Misconduct@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh, well in that case it’s also really important that I win the lottery

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    • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s important to make sure you have money.

      Okay, wanna give me some?

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      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Shit man I ain’t got no money I was just lucky enough to buy a house before they got stupid expensive. My zillenial brethren have my sympathies, I get that it sucks. But what sucks more is that it’s going to suck more later. The longer you wait to suck it up, the more it’s gonna suck.

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    • Mossheart@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Like, where ya gonna live when you’re too old to be independent Mom and Dad? I sure as fuck won’t have space for you in my $3000 shoebox apartment.

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• dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just let me know how someone is supposed to do that when the average person makes like $40k a year.

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• Phegan@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Many other countries have multi generational homes that aren’t huge or massive. This is a very American centric mindset of needing a giant home for more people.

  Also, millennials definitely can not afford what you described

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• starchylemming@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  uh if you want to live remotely close to where the jobs are, its gonna be a tiny shitty appartement in exchange for life long debt. not a house, most definitely not a desireable one. thats with two median incomes lol.

  those who can buy houses do so thanks to family or have exceptional income or both. mostly both

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• Mango@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh yeah let me just reach into my pockets. Oh right, I’m not wearing pants and I’m commenting on Lemmy from my air mattress unable to sleep.

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  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You think it’s gonna be better for your kids?

    Oh you don’t have kids? Well then my post is t about you. Feel free to fuck off.

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    • Mango@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re lost buddy. This whole post is about people like me who specifically refuse to have kids for how fucked the world is. There’s no merit.

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