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Yes, the rent is too damn high, but living in an apartment alone has been a luxury for young people as long as I can remember. I sure as hell couldn't afford it when I was in my twenties. I lived in a pantry for a couple years and didn't complain. This is a weird measuring stick.
No one is saying that people haven't historically had roommates to save money.
What you are failing to recognize is that someone working the same job back then and now are living very different realities.
The average home used to cost two times the average salary. Now it is 8 times the average salary.
In 2023 your money is getting you less, completely adjusted for inflation. A waitress today is far worse off than a waitress in the 70s.
Imagine a waitress telling you they are paying their way through college with their tips. That used to be a possibility, in 2023 you would just assume they meant tips from selling their body.
Yeah I know all of these things. I'm also a person who exists in this economy. I'm just saying that not being able to afford living alone is a bad choice of things to highlight.
I don't assume women are prostitutes though. That's just fucked up.
shut up you know exactly what I meant. nice try at being a white knight though
The only people I knew in college that were able to pay for it while going to school were strippers, one was a man. Some were open about being prostitutes on the side. You think a fucking waiter could pay their way through college?
You either sell sex, your organs, or your future. pick one
I actually genuinely don't know what you meant. I said something and it seemed like you just said a bunch of other things that were kinda related but also not. It's not "White Knighting" when someone tells you that something you said is fucked up. It's just someones telling you you're saying fucked up things.