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You make a good argument, but I would counter it by saying, it's NEVER been easy. I didn't have it any easier than you did. I fucking lived off of beans are rice and powered milk for years. Literally. my meals for almost eight years straight was Beans and rice. Beans and potatoes. Every meal. Every day.

Sometimes people at work would have a potluck or something, sothen I'd be able to gorge on meat and stuff, but other than, I was eating poverty food.

I couldn't afford a cell phone for the longest time. And I didn't have a car, so I biked/walked to work every single day.

I've never made more that $15 and hour my entire life. Trust me, you STILL have it easier than I did.

Now, to your point, housing as gone up. But roommates. I guarantee you have more luxuries than I do. Even now. I bet you have gaming stuff, good internet, better phone, a better job than I ever had, and more importantly--youth.

There are still plenty of people out there making thru life fine and not just struggling.

I'm not downplaying your struggles, but I'm saying they are no worse than what I had to go thru. Even now, my main computer is a raspberry pi that I bought for $50. And my phone cost $110. And my phone plan is $25 a month.

I use my phone for texting and the GPS maps and apps for working out. No gaming because I don't have the bandwidth or the power.

I bet right now everything you have is nicer and more expensive than what I have. True, I do have a paid off house, but it's a crappy house.

My pension is less than $1,000 a month after taxes. My trips w the girlfriend are on her dime. Otherwise, I'd just hanging out here all day.