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Think about how much empathy your parents generation has for yours. They kind of sympathize, wish things were easier, but ultimately do not understand the wealth gap or your day-to-day.
Think about how much empathy you have for a 3rd world exploited labourer. You kind of sympathize, definitely wish things were easier, but ultimately do not understand on how they live on less than a dollar a day.
Billionaires aren't just one or two levels removed from understanding your situation. They are whole planets apart. They cannot comprehend our daily struggles. They do not see it except through summarized news reports that pander and reframe it to their lifestyle.
Billionaires are the most removed species on this planet
Your generalizing re your parents and the previous gens sympathy.
Especially those of us who were poor as kids.
We know how hard it is. In 1968 a house was about twice a persons average yearly income, now? Forgot it. My son probably will never have the option. The. Again, I really didn't either.
My son will probably never be able to own a house, may not live in a free country, will face runaway inflation and much more
I faced much in my time. Some way worse than anything my son will see
But those were instances. Moments I. Time. Hard, difficult, but fleeting after a while
What we are living in now is pervasive, all consuming and total greed stifling the younger generations and pulling what little safety nets we have for the old.
I grew up harder. But I also grew up easier. For instance I. The early seventies , you could get a full weight set for 18 bucks ( don't ask how I know that )
Today that weight set is 300. I mean wages were WAYYYYY. Lower.
But when a house could be got for 20 grand , they didn't have to be.
I feel like we are in agreement
If we all do our part, they could be removed further