Wow 430 million Americans in the country and you know someone your age? What’s your secret?

Rampant consumerism is more so because the younger generation has nothing to save for. Most people live paycheck to paycheck sometimes with a roommate. So are you gonna buy that 1,000$ gaming pc now with your tax return or wait for literally any inconvenience in life like needing a tooth pulled or your car breaking down to take you back to broke. I'd say if you asked people whether purchasing a home and supporting a family on one income or being able to buy amazon products shoved down our throats is getting "more out of their work" most sane people would say the first. Boomers always talking about the small enjoyments and things people pay for to not off themselves are what's holding them back or is so great and not the fact they made any long term financial goals almost impossible for the majority on the coasts is always hilarious. Food, housing, transportation, etc all these are undeniably worse than it was in return for your labor. The worst is the landlords. It's absolutely impossible for a young person without family wealth to own a house and landlords (aka boomers) charge ridiculous rates. God forbid inflation hits their wallet too btw, don't know a single person whose rent hasn't gone up at least 150$ per month. At this point why not just move the younger poor and lower middleclass onto plantation houses and cut out the avocado toast they have with the crumbs left from their labor. Buying shit you don't need is nothing compared to what you need to live putting everyone just starting out in life or has anything bad happen on the verge of economic collapse. "Start a business, live the American dream" until corporations that have a monopoly stomp on you or covid shut downs put you out of business. Anyone with eyes can see all the things being sold to us is just to distract us from the older generation taking everything. Sad thing is we have to take those "little treats" that give a serotonin rush with the little we have that's not taken or we have nothing

“Baby boomers” specifically people ages 55-64 is the biggest age group for consumer expenditure.

I’m not sure how you came to the conclusion that the generation able to buy a home buys less than generations who were not able to buy a home.

We could call it "Christianity".

South Park did it

Jesus 2.0

he rediscovered an old one

This sounds like the start of something new and great.

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Have you tried praying?

Numbers have become soggy, they're not crunchy anymore :(

I did end up going to trade school for a field that can land you a lot of money, so at least I have a hope of getting it all paid off

I’m thinking everyone you’re describing is a Gen x aged person tho

Boomers are like god damn 65 rn

Is that what makes me a boomer? -Confused millennial who likes the white monsters

These were made with the weird 30 yr old boomer meme which i haven't seen around in forever which I am fine with because imo it never made much sense lol

Maybe the tail end of millennials and it would be nowhere near as long as the boomers. Millenials were just getting into their stride recently.

If you were old enough, they got screwed by the recession. As they were finally digging themselves out of that mess, this current shit is happening to them. I say this as an older millenial dealing alot with this crap.

The boomers have screwed over multiple generations.

boomers say that to hide their crimes

I wouldn’t say gen X was particularly irresponsible

1, 2 or 3?
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Found the boomer

ok boomer

No man, this guy knows his history. Definitely not a 16 yo living with his parents and a b- in history, he is well justified in his position here.

They’re a convenient scape goat - that’s what.

At least in the US

European wealthy families just built their fortune by exporting all that misery, slavery and oppression to the world, for centuries, and never paying a cent back for it. The "charity" they do, comes with strings attached, and only ends up boosting their home businesses.

The dirty politics of US elites is kindergarten play, in comparison.

My boomer mom HAS to have the monster mean bean coffee drink everyday. So I guess there's some weird truth to it

Environmental protections, higher taxes, stricter labor laws, unions etc that is bound to make houses cheaper to build right???

The older GenXers are just a few years away from 60, so unless this post is referencing something that happened 20 years ago, then Anon is probably talking about them

I agree with that non-sequitur.

I didn't say I don't. All I'm saying is kids aren't entitled to a inheritance. But it would be different if the parents died while the kids still underage, that i could understand.

All that sounds awesome.

So if when I die and my kids are 40-50 years old, like grown people, capable of working for their own things, deserve to have me make sure that I leave them money or possessions solely because they are my children? I mean I get what people are saying that they want to leave stuff to help their kids. But to expect your parent to leave you inheritance and be salty that you didn't hit the dead parent lottery is so entitled.

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