(May 27, 2018 at 8:30 am)henryp Wrote: I've thought for a while, we have a standard of living bubble. That our expectations for stuff everybody should have has become a bit unrealistic. One thing from growing up in the 80's is there just wasn't as much stuff to own. We had a small tv, a plug in phone, 3 channels, and a VCR. Now, many people have a tablet, smart phone per person, a data plan, dvr, dvd player, 250 channels, Netflix, Amazon account, large flat screen tv, 2 computers, and high speed internet, and a video game system.
My parents didn't have a dishwasher. Some didn't have Dryers. Some didn't have microwaves. The big yearly vacation was to the lake. The car was a station wagon they'd had forever. Eating at a restaurant was both rare, and we when we did it, we went to pizza hut.
If you were willing to live like people back in the late 70's to early 80's, I bet things would be much more affordable. We sort of get a glimpse of that with Captain Awesome and how he's living.
Millennials always get the whole gadget thing waved in their face. But these are just trinkets compared to the things which really matter such as owning your own house, having a free education, not having to work for free for years on end just to get the experience necessary to get a job and knowing that you will be able to get a pension. The baby boomers on the other hand got all those, at least in the UK, and still get to buy all the shiny gadgets.
