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There an almost infinite factors that determine the ease of your path through life. Background Education Training Luck Connections Aptitude Attitude Resilience Race Gender Health Government of the day Family circumstances Etc etc The generation that you were born into is just one of many, many...

Well not if they can’t afford to. There’s plenty of wealthy young people left in Sussex and Surrey, I wouldn’t worry about that.

It does come across that way, yes. I concede that young people have challenged these days. They also have new industries, much more understanding educators and employers. Many more workers rights. They are really well looked after in the workplace. Mu generation had its own set of problems...

In a nutshell.

Lovely job 👍

I have no doubt I’m probably wrong! I often am 🤣

I earn less than 40k. I was on less than 20k well into my thirties. I rented for years and years and years. Inheritance didn’t get me a property. I saved and paid for it. I knuckled down and worked 10,12,14 night shifts on the bounce. With no partner for a second income. I moved to a cheaper...

I’m not a boomer. My parents were. What to do instead of bemoaning? Go out and earn more money? I took certain steps to ensure I would be financially okay from getting up at 4am every day to do a cleaning job as well as my full time job to working lots of overtime and other stuff. I work...

Indeed. I have since edited my original post. I was being rather silly. And yes, the food industry has a lot to answer for. This was a great documentary. Can’t find the full episode but.. The Men Who Made Us Fat

How is that older people’s fault. My Mum and Stepdad were always dirt poor. My dad and his family were okay off. But one thing I learned from most of my family is to make the most of what you have. Don’t spend your days bemoaning that it’s all f***ed. Before you know it your days will be over.

I imagine statistically walkers and those who partake in sport save the NHS more than they cost it. Edit But yes, I see your point.

I never married. I was with someone for almost ten years but we never tied the knot. Anyway, there was a period of about 5 years in our early thirties where all our friends were getting married. This sort of arms-race ensued as people vied to be bigger and better than the last. With no...

I know someone who recently paid £600 for a wedding cake. Fruit cake, marzipan, some icing. Total rip off and anyone happy to pay that can’t complain about costs!

Why shouldn’t people be able to live like “boomers”? Apart from the environmental impact, which every generation contributes to. Why can’t we all have decent pensions, jobs for life, superb free healthcare, social mobility. affordable housing? I mean, I know why. Successive governments have...

It isn’t sustainable. We are a few years away from societal collapse. Just like every civilisation before us, we are crumbling. The only problem we have that they didn’t is that every single country on earth is now part of the same capitalist civilisation. So when it goes down, everyone goes...

Whilst I suspect we generally agree on a lot of things, I think this is an odd post. Boomers have no idea what it’s like to be at war either.

There is absolutely no need for any individual to be a billionaire.

I love being a Gen Xer. We had all the fun. Invented all the great tech without being slaves to it. . Guilt free boozing. Pub culture. The 90’s. Great music and films. The Word. Denise Van Outen. Get Stuffed. No “woke”. Great comedy. Nuts magazine?

I think you’re right. Can I still reserve the right to silently hate them?

I guess it’s purchasing things on the never-never? Which happens more today than it used to I reckon. So many young blokes I know buzzing around in Audis and BMW’s that they have on the drip. That they’ll likely have to give back when they can’t afford a £5k balloon payment.