I actually just saw this discussion first hand. I was with my cousin and one of his friends. His friend is approaching 16, already has his license, and saved $5000 over the years not blowing his gifts and such on stupid Fortnite and Roblox shit. We were talking about just that, cars he could get for that. The answer is sad, good luck basically. Yet my 2nd car I bought for $3000 that money adjusted generally for inflation is around that $5000 today. I put 100k miles on that car without much issue.
So yeah, this kid that is everything the boomers would ask for, one of the most head-on-straight, respectful, and common sense having teenagers I think I've ever met, and he can't really get a car on his own despite doing things right.
Yeah, I don't doubt it, and I don't really relish sitting on the sidelines laughing at them. I've given these kids a lot of my time. Everyone loves to hate them and of course there's a huge share that earn it. There's also a bunch that aren't all that bad and don't buy into all the crap, or at least try. But how do you even advise them on how to have a good future anymore?
I've given up on a good future, even beyond the economic aspect the demographic and societal aspects makes it effectively impossible.
Even as someone who is and has always been very forward looking and averse to hedonistic living I'm at the point where my genuine advice is just try to enjoy life while you can, don't bother chasing prosperity that will never come and just try to scrape by on as little effort as possible and use the remaining time to enjoy life in whatever way you can.
Honestly living like a degenerate is more likely to get yourself somewhere in life than trying to get ahead in life on hard work alone. Connections are the most important thing you can have and I missed out on being able to make any due to my frugal and sheltered life.
If he wants to fight then he needs to actually fight not work towards a better future, because there is no better future, only hedonism now and die struggling later or struggle now and die struggling later or fight now and get death within the hour.
It sounds defeatist but that's because we effectively are defeated
I actually just saw this discussion first hand. I was with my cousin and one of his friends. His friend is approaching 16, already has his license, and saved $5000 over the years not blowing his gifts and such on stupid Fortnite and Roblox shit. We were talking about just that, cars he could get for that. The answer is sad, good luck basically. Yet my 2nd car I bought for $3000 that money adjusted generally for inflation is around that $5000 today. I put 100k miles on that car without much issue.
So yeah, this kid that is everything the boomers would ask for, one of the most head-on-straight, respectful, and common sense having teenagers I think I've ever met, and he can't really get a car on his own despite doing things right.
Wait until it comes time for him to enter the job market or move out.
Yeah, I don't doubt it, and I don't really relish sitting on the sidelines laughing at them. I've given these kids a lot of my time. Everyone loves to hate them and of course there's a huge share that earn it. There's also a bunch that aren't all that bad and don't buy into all the crap, or at least try. But how do you even advise them on how to have a good future anymore?
I've given up on a good future, even beyond the economic aspect the demographic and societal aspects makes it effectively impossible.
Even as someone who is and has always been very forward looking and averse to hedonistic living I'm at the point where my genuine advice is just try to enjoy life while you can, don't bother chasing prosperity that will never come and just try to scrape by on as little effort as possible and use the remaining time to enjoy life in whatever way you can.
Honestly living like a degenerate is more likely to get yourself somewhere in life than trying to get ahead in life on hard work alone. Connections are the most important thing you can have and I missed out on being able to make any due to my frugal and sheltered life.
If he wants to fight then he needs to actually fight not work towards a better future, because there is no better future, only hedonism now and die struggling later or struggle now and die struggling later or fight now and get death within the hour.
It sounds defeatist but that's because we effectively are defeated