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152 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 5h \ on: The Doomers Are Wrong: Millennials are Better Off Than Boomers (Reason, Stossel) econ
I think that's the heart of the matter and why there's truth to what both camps are saying.
We are productive enough to afford to live like people did in the 50's, but it's f'ing illegal to do so.
The nice thing about this situation is that they could hypothetically just decriminalize that lifestyle.
While I am very sympathetic to the houses and cars are nicer and bigger than before and we made it illegal to build 'em shitty like we used to viewpoint...
I have torn apart a few old houses in my day and am currently living in a 2000s era house which I am tearing apart -- and there's no contest: the old houses were better built, with nicer materials, and many of their elements were 50 to 100 years old. The house I am currently in will be lucky to still stand at age 50 and I'm confident that none of the fixtures will survive that long.
I do believe we've regulated ourselves into expensive lifestyles. But real actual inflation pumping assets deserves a healthy dose of blame here.
Exactly.
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