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[–] cosmicrookie 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Gen X don't care if they win or lose - will just try again and see what happens

[–] IndiBrony 15 points 5 months ago

They're just happy to be included

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Gen X don't care ~~if they win or lose - will just try again and see what happens~~

Updated for accuracy

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Fuck i remember this episode like i've watched it yesterday

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Hopefully all of us.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Um... tech-bros, apparently? :-(

[–] foggy 0 points 5 months ago

I mean, the stats don't lie. Gen X has retirement funds on pace to catch boomers. Millennials and Gen z have less than 3% of what gen x has for retirement.

[+] foggy -6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Gen X already has a considerable amount of wealth. So, gen x.

Gen z has the worst chance unless minimum wage doubles suddenly or something.

[–] SteefLem 10 points 5 months ago

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In my country the gen x middle class has been absolutely destroyed by 15 years of austerity.

The only people winning right now are the top 5% or so.

This whole generation war is just more bullshit to distract from the ultra wealthy taking from everyone below them.

Race, religion, sexuality, gender, generations. It's all just to keep us divided while they take everything.

[–] cosmicrookie 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Gen X lost a lot in 2007-2008. Many lost everything!

[–] foggy -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Most millennials hadn't yet entered the job market.

[–] cosmicrookie 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't see the relevance of this

[–] foggy 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Worse job market to enter than to re-enter with experience.

Folks with degrees unable to start careers until 2, 3, 4 years after earning a degree. Debt.

It's pretty straightforward.

[–] cosmicrookie 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

LOL - you are comparing who you think is better off? ha ha! Sure man - you win. I wouldn't want to be a Gen Z too!

But you can't say that Gen X already is wealthy or that they are better off just because they had a head start.

[–] foggy 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No, I mean they're retirement holdings are similar to boomers and dwarf gen Z and millennials, even when controlled for age.

It's not even close.

Gen X is literally fine. If you're gen x, and not, that's on you. Your cohort is fine.