Doing pretty well by most standards but I know that I’m just one misstep off a ladder, one car crash, one disease away from losing my job and eventual homelessness for my family. Sure, they’ll be able to hold out longer if I die quick, but anything protracted and expensive will ruin everything else too.
Comment on The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless
DessertStorms@kbin.social 6 months ago
Silly me, I assumed all people, those in the working class at least, genuinely fear becoming homeless..
Seriously though, what an odd way to frame it, but I guess when you look at the source, it makes a bit more sense that a financial publication will be spreading this kind of out of touch divisive crap, it's not like they're going to be honest about capitalism and the fact that people of all ages are finding it harder and harder to survive under it..
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Mkengine@feddit.de 6 months ago
No, Here in Germany the state pays your rent and gives you a monthly allowance (Bürgergeld) so you don’t end up homeless. We also have homeless people, but in principle everyone is entitled to it.
barsquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Even owning a house and plenty of savings, a single medical emergency can still be bankruptcy.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Gen-Xer here. At my highest highs and my lowest lows, I have never let go of a background fear of becoming homeless.
applepie@kbin.social 6 months ago
Pretty sure you have to be either rich of stupid not to have that genuine feel
goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
At least I’m close enough to parents if it gets to that point, and they finally got high speed internet. Although then I’d end up in the middle of nowhere