• pan_troglodytes@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    gen x here - I had roommates for 15 years or thereabouts after college, and when I finally made it out on my own it was in really shit apartment after ghetto af apartment.

    it’s not just a gen z issue

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      Yeah, as an elder millennial, this is just how it is for all of us, unless you live in the middle of nowhere (but then there’s no jobs there).

    • ikidd@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Is there a generation that could afford to rent by themselves in their early 20s? Maybe a room in a flophouse.

      • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I’m gen x and was able to rent a studio on my own for a few years in my late 20’s. Then the recession hit and that lifestyle evaporated. These days I live in a vehicle.

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          That’s us. Hey buddy, I just hope you know that I know what it’s like, feel free to pm me if you’re feeling angry or sad about anything

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        Nope, just media brainwashing us into being pissed at other generations when it’s the ultra rich (that just so happen to own medias) that are the real issue.

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      1 year ago

      Ah well then, thanks for lowering my expectations, I honestly hoped I would be able to get an engineering internship and a home loan within the next ten years of my life but hey I guess sometimes things are meant to go to shit

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        If you’re in a well-paying STEM career you’ll be able to afford a house eventually, depending on your location.