Temple of Zagan

A 4chan anon complains about millennials’ tendency to wastefully spend on their hobbies, and gets a rather scathing response from a millennial on why:

>be Millennial
>remember growing up in a time where things were genuinely good
>promised you’d one day be able to have what your parents have if you worked hard, applied yourself, went to college, and so on
>work hard, apply self, go to college, and so on
>oh sorry, we require a college degree AND 5 years experience for this 30k a year job anon, but hey, we have a great internship program you can apply to!
>sorry, all the cheap starter homes are being bought full cash by flippers and investors. It’s just really a supply issue though! It’ll get better!
>oh yeah, rent is also 75% of your income from your 3 part time waggie jobs with no benefits
>forced to move in with parents
>God, your 28 and still love with your parents anon, wtf…
>you just need to give up Netflix and avocado toast anon! Your generation is just lazy and entitled even though I got a high paying job with a high school diploma (C+ average) and houses only cost around 80k at the time.
>live with parents, can’t afford a house or car, and no prospects of ever having those things.
>well, might as well buy the new, hot video game coming out or some manga!
>the dollar I saved last month is worth about 5% less this month anyways.

I don’t blame them for clinging to the few good years they had as kids. It’s probably the best it’s ever going to be for many them again.

The first few lines are certainly true for me. People in my age group were promised essentially the world on a platter so long as they simply go to college and get a degree. When I graduated and started job hunting, companies indeed had a lot of extra requirements on top of the obligatory degree in order for one to have a chance at being hired. If I didn’t eventually work with my own family and do well at business, I imagine the rest of the above could have been true for me as well.

Upward social mobility in the US certainly have declined over the past couple of decades, with the last 10 years or so being especially bad. A very dark, but general rule I’ve seen a finance professional mention is that if an adult hasn’t managed to financially/professionally make it by around 2017 or so, then they were essentially left behind and are now stuck in a new lower class of people. It feels pretty true based on my observations, which is unfortunate.

 

 

 

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