Young generations have it worse than old generations. More school shootings, depression, suicides, single parent homes, fewer job opportunities due to automation, an unsure future due to global warming, and possible runaway AI that could take over humanity. Existential threats such as unknown locations of nuclear weapons, possible meteor strike, possible world war or nuclear war, possible diseases more lethal than Covid. Natural disasters (drought, forest fires, hurricanes, etc). Less safety net. Out-of-reach home prices. The old generations had their pensions; they could buy a house on a modest salary; didn't even need a college degree. Look at Detroit in its heyday; that was America.
Not that I'm struggling much. I'm doing ok. But just pointing out the differences. It hit home one day. I was talking to my landlord. He was probably in his late 70s. We chatted often. He would mention his son a bit, but not a lot. The son had gone through a nasty divorce, wasn't doing well. I assumed that my generation (gen X) was better of than my LL's because they didn't have the internet, they had to fight wars, etc. But he said no, they had it easier. More opportunity. Less complicated. He owned many properties, built his little real estate empire from the ground up. That would be impossible today, to do it in the way he did it. It made sense. And way less divorce (he couldn't have made it without his wife). So many depressed single folks (yeah I'm one of them). It made sense the more I thought of it. There's a ton of unsureness and unease today, about the future. Many would-be parents don't even want to have kids now because the world they might inherent. That's just a sad, sad thing. Isn't it?
