Generation Screwed

[criza]

I think that the blame is not solely to the previous generation, the parents. I do also believe that the new generation should be held accountable for all of these. The reason why we, the millennials, is different from the older ones is because our world is ever changing. Hence, all of the people are subjected to also change. We cannot choose when and where to change. Yet, we can choose what is that choice of change.

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[B1tUnl0ck3r]

I think that the blame is not solely to the previous generation, the parents. I do also believe that the new generation should be held accountable for all of these. The reason why we, the millennials, is different from the older ones is because our world is ever changing. Hence, all of the people are subjected to also change. We cannot choose when and where to change. Yet, we can choose what is that choice of change.

just a big lol... but always it depends where you live

debt :



on the same idea, you can look at ferility, age of the first child, divorce rate etc... very funny in graph...

then the thailandization of the west :

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/26/sugar-daddy-website-targeting-belgian-students-faces-legal-action-richmeetbeautiful


this one is just lol a fiat pumper and a presstitute.



now the fun part :



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can I add mass animal die off, jails fulll of plants users, censorship... anyway anyway, all his rozy give my keta and lithium and the world will be awesome !!!

[gabmen]

Our generation does not have the same opportunities as the previous generation; it is difficult not to be concerned about the future and angry about the past. 

It is normal to see more Millennials living with their parents than with roommates. Marriage, having children and buying a house has to be delayed longer than before; according to the seniors, we are the ones to blame along with other things they say like lazy. No matter where you are, it seems this generation has to try harder to achieve less than any generation before. Rent/mortgage could consume half of the income; jobs are unstable if you can find one and probably you are overqualified for it.

In order to have a decent life, we have to live with DEBT, to study we have to take a student loan and probably many of us won’t be able to retire until we are 75. Salaries have declined and entire sectors have disappeared. At the same time, the cost of living has increased. It is clear that there are not enough opportunities for all of us.

Are we the ones to blame? Is the previous generation to blame? Do we have to adapt our lifestyle? Is the government capable to do something?

Completely , perfectly agreed. Millennials have more difficult lifestyle than past generations . But, today's generations are not the ones the blame. The only people to blame for this horrible situation is capitalist system which has been ruling the whole earth recently. Capitalism makes people have more debt to make their end's meet. Yes, of course, millenials have to adapt their lifestyle for this bloody horrible life.

Well the previous generation, having been able to experience more hardships, probably thought it best to take it easy on the newer generation which can really be a two edged sword. Technology made us lazy. Google, wikipedia, facebook and the internet probably made this generation reliant on technology

[Gyro]

When things like this happen there is only one entity to blame, the guys running the show. Who else? The government failed this new generation, they will never be able to afford a home. Maybe its by design or maybe its just pure incompetence. Who knows.. we have to live with this and deal with this. I was in the same situation, my parents paid 85,000 for their first house. I paid 350,000. Now new homes where I live start around 800,000.. Times change yet our salaries stay the same. It's the governments fault. You see that failed to govern now we have this situation.

[HaroldFinch]

Can't agree with the TS. Millenials really have no boundaries, neither physical, nor mental. The only problem for me is that many of them live so careless and happy and partying that by 25 or 30 they find themselves still not ready to work hard. The best solution for me is your own business, let it be small, but those who seek, definetely fine opportunities to live good in this century getting best of it, just your choice

[yametekudasai]

For me it's a mixture of fault in the past generation and the now. Our society's problem today developed because of the past problems, continuing with today's problems. The lack of natural resources causes things to be pricier than before. And why do we lack the resources? Because of the changes in the environment: climate change, erosion and even global warming. These changes are the effects of neglecting nature and taking it for granted. But I do believe that there is still hope for us and the future generations. Hope is not lost.

[xk85jq]

  In talking about generation we have taking out from past and future.Right now we are in the stage millennium generation in fact most of the people influence every generation present, like right now we are engaging ourself in social media fanatics and therefore also behavior attitude will affected because of the shifting. We are in stage of changing again and be welcome the phoenix generation and called be a base computer software genenation this era is computer motivated good luck to all

[Melih1905]

we do not have to be a slave to the monetary system.. in a village or town, In a rural setting, we can grow our crops organically.  and we can live a very happy life..

who would take a step in this?

I was thinking of living in the woods but a village is also good, I recommend you read this book Walden; or, Life in the Woods

[Marlo Stanfield]

Can't agree with the TS. Millenials really have no boundaries, neither physical, nor mental. The only problem for me is that many of them live so careless and happy and partying that by 25 or 30 they find themselves still not ready to work hard. The best solution for me is your own business, let it be small, but those who seek, definetely fine opportunities to live good in this century getting best of it, just your choice

The opportunities may be there. But comparatively there's much more risk involved for the new generations. Back in the day people could get jobs for life with a pension and support a family on a single income. While it's definitely possible for individuals to earn a lot of money, it's worse overall for the average person.

Not saying that there's any obvious solution, or that things need to go back that way though. It's just the way it's worked out.

[bomakot22]

don't be such a crybaby. take manners to your own hands instead of crying about it over the internet! improve yourself and live your life to the fullest and dont worry about your generation! only worry about yourself and what YOU are doing with YOUR life!

[seoincorporation]

In one word: OVERPOPULATION.
In our parents time, there were 1,000.000 people less than now.  Besides, the life our parents achieve was based on loans. And now, we all are paying the loans.
Of course, it isn't happening worldwide, there are many different places and many different ways of life. Also, it depends on which part of your own country do you live in, for there are many differences between countryside and the big cities.
Anyway, I get your point. When our parents were in their twenties, they used to have a forty-years loan and where all this time paying for the house you grew up in. Now, this is difficult to get a stable job, and far more a house and a loan. Also, more people get to study at the university, and women are no longer seen as child-makers, so they also get to the university and so.
So, in a resume, the way of life is just changing. From my point of view, this is truly positive for people to stop having children. The planet has enough population, far more than needed, and there are still many countries in which families still have 9 sons and daughters per couple. We are already enough, so maybe this is better to travel and not being attached to anywhere, due to the global situation: opportunities can happen anywhere, so be prepared to travel and change your life for a while.

[Notcalculator]

Our generation does not have the same opportunities as the previous generation; it is difficult not to be concerned about the future and angry about the past. 

It is normal to see more Millennials living with their parents than with roommates. Marriage, having children and buying a house has to be delayed longer than before; according to the seniors, we are the ones to blame along with other things they say like lazy. No matter where you are, it seems this generation has to try harder to achieve less than any generation before. Rent/mortgage could consume half of the income; jobs are unstable if you can find one and probably you are overqualified for it.

In order to have a decent life, we have to live with DEBT, to study we have to take a student loan and probably many of us won’t be able to retire until we are 75. Salaries have declined and entire sectors have disappeared. At the same time, the cost of living has increased. It is clear that there are not enough opportunities for all of us.

Are we the ones to blame? Is the previous generation to blame? Do we have to adapt our lifestyle? Is the government capable to do something?

Well it depends on where you live. Opportunities still exists but it's harder to find them if you live in a rich country. One extreme example is japan. The over competitiveness is sucking the life out of them. And a lot find it hard to get a job. On the previous posts you said you tried living in different countries. You should also consider if your skill set matches the prerequisite of the opportunities available. But yes i do agree with you, still generally it is harder for millennials. We have one advantage though and that's the availability of technology. Learning has never been easier thanks to the internet, we just have to utilize it properly. We do have bigger challenges but we are more capable of equipping ourselves with the necessary tools

[Glorious04]

I think you are just talking about US here dude.
This has nothing to do with the rest of the World.

Rest of the World goes through many other things. Some go through war. Some go through an economic boom.

Who is to blame for you situation? I don't know, probably your government and your banks.
You have to understand that after financial crisis of 2007 it is harder to get a loan for a house and you are still paying for those bank bailouts to this day with inflation they like to call quantitative easing.

Financial crisis of 2007 started in the US, so the effect of it is felt in US the most.
It is no coincidence Bitcoin was born at that time. This is why you can find references of bank bailouts in the first Bitcoin block.

I think what he said applies to almost everywhere in the world aside from those that are victims of war as you’ve said. The truth, i really dont know who to blame on the present situation everyone of us is facing. In my country there are more and more people renting rooms each year, more and more graduates adding to jobless graduates of the past years. Maybe government is to be blamed? Maybe us? 

[icroatt]

I would say mistakes of previous generations is largely to blame. The government keeps creating bigger and bigger deficits, of which our generation will have to deal with someday. Not only is it harder for people of younger generations to live comfortably, but dealing with that deficit will also be a huge challenge someday. We need to take steps now to stabilize the US economy or our national debt could someday be our downfall.

Part of this does start with our generation. We need to take part in voting for leaders or even become those leaders ourselves. If we don't, we are placing our futures in the hands of those who may not even be around for it, and therefore has less of an interest in protecting it.

[aleksej996]

I think what he said applies to almost everywhere in the world aside from those that are victims of war as you’ve said. The truth, i really dont know who to blame on the present situation everyone of us is facing. In my country there are more and more people renting rooms each year, more and more graduates adding to jobless graduates of the past years. Maybe government is to be blamed? Maybe us? 

I wouldn't be so quick to say "almost everywhere in the World". China and India aren't in that bunch and just the two of them make up a third of the World.
Not to mention Africa.

China and India weren't really in many wars recently, but in a way they did pay their dues. They didn't get loans as western countries did, that is why they are not in debts as western countries are.

Who is to blame? That is a very philosophical question. You could say the government, for printing money to bail out banks.
You could say people for allowing it. Or you could just say greed, which got people in these debts.

[Ochuvatkina1]

So it was always. Generations in the gap of 25-30 years do not understand each other. Eventually the world is developing and the millennium generation will have more opportunities than previous generations

[adamantasaurus]

I think every generation seems to think the new generation is more screwed up than the previous. Which is not the case they are all essentially the same, screwed up just in different ways. Until humanity can heal itself we will be repeating the same issues over and over.

[September11Myth]

The latest generations are screwed in the West only, and they are basically screwed in their mind, lobotomized by media and trends. But as of opportunities, hey, they have cryptocurrencies. They have internet. If they are smart and sane they can get independent and achieve unthinkable goals. If they are smart and sane.

[Marlo Stanfield]

I think every generation seems to think the new generation is more screwed up than the previous. Which is not the case they are all essentially the same, screwed up just in different ways. Until humanity can heal itself we will be repeating the same issues over and over.

The whole 'hating on the new generation' thing has been going on since at least the days of ancient Greece. Like literally have people complaining about the same things in ancient texts and such just as they do now. It seems to be a pretty common fixture of human culture.

[coolcoinz]

I don't know which part of the world are you talking about OP, but I've never had such problems. Never were in debt, never had a mortgage, was living without parents since I was 18. Working till we are 75 is nothing new if you are in business or self-employed. It's normal for smart people to keep working until they are physically unable to do so, but even then you still can make money on your computer. The generation has changed, but not for the worse.