I’m so tired of hearing “Our grandparents could buy a house on one salary, but now we can’t even afford rent on two!”

Yeah, because Grandma wasn’t blowin’ half her paycheck on $12 iced coffee and avocado toast, that’s why!

Back then, if they wanted coffee, they made it at home. With grounds so strong it could remove rust. You didn’t drink it… you survived it.

And Grandma wasn’t out there “brunchin’.” You think she had time for brunch? No! She was at home, cooking something called whatever’s left in the house.

And don’t even bring up Uber Eats.

These people today are crying about money while living in a 4-bedroom house with two SUVs, six streaming services, and matching sleeve tattoos. You think Grandpa had a tattoo? Yeah it said “Korea, 1951.” And it came with nightmares, not realitic shading.

Oh, don’t even get me started on the kids. “We can’t make ends meet, but Brayden needs the new iPhone!” No, he doesn’t! You’re giving an $1100 phone to a kid who still eats glue and boogers.

When we were kids, the family phone hung on the wall. It had a cord long enough to jump rope with, and if you wanted privacy, you had to go stand in the pantry. And somehow, we survived.

And the TV? There was one. One.

It was in the living room, and Dad controlled it. If he wanted to watch bowling, guess what? You liked bowling.

Now every room’s got a 65-inch screen, the baby’s got an iPad, and you’re sitting there wondering why you can’t afford rent.

Because you’re living like rappers, that’s why!

Grandpa wasn’t out here leasing Teslas and buying $12 smoothies called “Detox Sunrise.” He was driving a truck that sounded like thunder and smelled like oil and cigarettes.

They lived within their means. Whatever Grandpa’s paycheck bought, that’s what they had. They didn’t try to keep up with the Joneses. They were just trying to keep the fed and a roof over their heads.

So yeah, Grandpa could buy a house on one salary. But he also didn’t have 47 subscriptions and emotional-support crystals. He had one support system, Grandma, who told him to suck it up and mow the yard.

Now folks are broke, tired, and stressed… and it’s not because of inflation… it’s because y’all keep ordering tacos from DoorDash like you’re royalty.

Wake up and smell the truth!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5790489&forum_id=2Elisa#49379385)

I hate boomers more than almost anyone else, but you'd need incredibly high levels of natural wisdom and self awareness to have lived their life path and not value material wealth over the things they had for free and took for granted (community, cohesion, order, etc)

The older and wiser I get, the less specifically "anti boomer" I become and the more "anti old people" I become. The real problem with boomers is that they're living way too long and they exist in a system that privileges them over the young. Old people always parasitize off young people. It wasn't ever this big of a problem in the past because they fucking died and the welfare state didn't exist and zero friction compounding assets didn't exist. But it was a problem - the entrenched interests of the old always exist at the expense of the young

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5790489&forum_id=2Elisa#49379427)

Kids won’t go to school for 6 years after they are born. You don’t need a house first. You need to get married and have kids first.

Also, childless people—including boomers who have grown up kids—should be forced to pay huge taxes if they want to live in single family homes. Get rid of all local tax benefits for childless olds at the local level and charge another 30% income tax on top. You’ll get your SFH vacancies and crashing prices then. Point being all of this can be dealt with with policy.

Our policies should be oriented toward ensuring that young people can get married and have families and prosper.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5790489&forum_id=2Elisa#49379493)