Young adults face myriad economic challenges in 2024 America. College costs and student debt loads are rising. House prices have soared. Mercurial inflation and interest rates have vexed consumers.
Parents, for their part, seem ever more inclined to carry on with parenting well past the age a child exits childhood, removing every obstacle in their path. Some researchers call it “snowplow” parenting.
This sounds a lot like they’re blaming parents. And not the fucking backwards concept of life in this country.
“Parents are giving up retirement to keep their kids out of crippling debt. Have parents gone too far?”
Gtfoh
‘Merica!
I don’t like your tone.
It’s 'murica!
'murr’ca?
Merca, like Mecca, but for the mercantile. Praise be the all-powerful Profit margins!
The optimist in me says maybe it’s time for a trend of extended family solidarity rather than the typical “You’re 18 get out of my house!” Thing.
I imagine the corporate angst is because families are staying together and sharing, and not all buying things separately, which irks their bets on forever-hyper-individualism.
Subsequent generations can even be raised by their grandparents and maybe even aunts and uncles instead of complete strangers. There goes pricy childcare.
Kids can take care of their aging parents. There goes expensive (and often abusive) elder care.
More people to take turns with upkeep, contribute to bills, pay the rent, maybe even work less!
The trick is getting along with your families, but this can work.
I’m super aware that there’s gonna be a ton of people who are like “You don’t know me, man. My family is terrible man. They’re all psychos, man. Totally nuts.”
Only you know your situation, but my point is that the stigma against living with family is capital propaganda, so if you can or must, why not?
It’s almost as though capitalism is destroying itself / the world / us.
We’re reaching the end of it. Any good times for ordinary people are in the past. Boomers were born on third base (Europe was destroyed + America was untouched = explosive growth) and thought they hit a
triplehome run. Then they blame younger generations for being lazy and bad at finance.This definitely feels like the product of late-stage capitalism. Where do you think this will end if the owning class thinks they can now rely on money from not just one person but also their family?
If this is true it might help explain the recent divergence between GDP and GDI.
At this point GDP is literally just a measure of how well the 1% are doing.
Always has been. 👨🚀🔫👨🚀
