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I'm 19. I don't know how long it will be until I can buy a house, if ever. Wages have been mostly stagnant for most of my life. The climate is fucked and we are doing nothing about it, so nothing is secure past 2040. And the same people who messed everything up are still in power decades later. How tf is anyone younger than 65 optimistic about anything?
I'm 47, felt this way for the last 3 decades. Money and power drive it all, doesn't matter politics or social beliefs.
I’m 36 and I feel the same way. My wife and I decided a decade ago we weren’t having kids because there’s just no way we’ll ever be able to afford it. A house is a pipe dream, something I’d love to have but nothing I’d ever be able to afford. Hell, I can barely afford my apartment.
Few years older than you, decided not to have children after considering our healthcare, the climate, politics, etc. Why would I ever bring a child into this hell?