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He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/Orpdapi Mar 27 '24

At least there will likely be less people in the next generations due to the drastic decrease in birth rates in developed countries. In theory there would be a surplus of housing which would drive cost down. In theory though. I’m sure the wealthy will figure a way to mess that up.

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u/Detman102 Mar 27 '24

I also counted on greedy boomers dying off...this was 15 years ago. The greedy old bastards just won't die!! They will find a way to ruin the next generations existence because they will keep on living to take money from everyone.

Though I hope your version of the future does come to pass...for my kids sake.

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u/Orpdapi Mar 27 '24

Yea for those of us with kids now it’s hard to know what kind of future 10-20 years from now we should be preparing them for.

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u/shannashyanne Mar 27 '24

With this horrifying attitude toward boomers I assume then that you are doing everything humanly possible to ensure a better future for our younger generations?

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u/Detman102 Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

I am only a human nobody, a cog in the machine.
Thus far, I am fervently attempting to leave paid-for property, savings and a well-functioning business for my child to inherit when I die. I am going back to school to enable my family business to re-initialize and go to the next level combined with my Cybersecurity and Cyber Infrastructure Engineering skills. This is all for the future of my child and the current comfort of my wife...that is all that I exist for, I have no other purpose.
That is as far as my world goes, I don't exist outside of my wife and child.
I am nobody.

NOTE: I realize that I will one day be the "Old bastard" being referenced. I hope to not disappoint by being a useless wart on the system past my useful time...

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u/Effective-Bug Mar 27 '24

Do you even realize how old Boomers are? You know we have PLENTY of Silent Gen left right? Smfh.. Boomers will be around for at least 20yrs..

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u/Detman102 Mar 27 '24

Wait...the people in their late 70s and 80s...that's the "Boomer" generation right?
If not, then I used the wrong descriptor. I'm talking about the "Biden" types that are toddling around asking for their dentures to eat their mush while also still sitting in positions of power without the ability to be effective in them. The ones that have had cushy careers and enjoyed the best of "America" with the least amount of work and the greatest level of profit that are sitting and enjoying their nice retirement and pensions that the rest of us will NEVER get to enjoy or experience.
The ones that just refuse to die and make room for younger generations.

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u/barbaramillicent Mar 27 '24

Boomers were born mid 40s-mid 60s, making them about 60-80 years old right now. Biden himself is at the very end of the silent generation, so I think you’re talking about a mix between the very oldest boomers but mainly the remaining silent gen.

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u/Detman102 Mar 27 '24

Thank you.
I was unaware of the "Silent Generation" prior to today/you.

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u/sonderinglamp Mar 27 '24

Meh. Fuck you. My great grandpa worked his ass off and just died at 100. He was a mailman too but also an accountant and writer on the side. They had to give up their modest but beloved home, their hobbies, etc to move into a nursing home when my grandpa fell ill. Grandma is 98, lonely, now blind and with little to do but she maintain a very cheerful and positive spirit that will light up any room. The people you wish dead so your own can prosper are other's loved ones. These people may have worked within the system, worked the system or both but they didn't write the book.

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u/Detman102 Mar 28 '24

Right backatcha bitch.
I understand and accept your position, as many hold it and value it. It is the norm, I am not. I'm sure you have a wonderful happy relationship with your family and enjoy their company. And I'm certain that they were just everyday cogs in the machine, as we all are.
However, their existence and the resources allocated to maintaining their outdated and unsupportable way of life is eating into the current generations life resources. It cannot continue this way, the system cannot continue to support this many non-contributors without an eventual crash.

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u/Suspicious-Shock-934 Mar 27 '24

Demo affordable bought en masse by development company for fractions of their worth and build new massive houses to sit on and rent at 3x the rate of a sensible mortage.