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Wish we didn’t live in a capitalist dystopia (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] architect_of_sanity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

My grandparents ordered their house from Sears and grandpa and my great uncles built it over a summer weekend.

Damn thing still standing and is now I think on a historical register.

But today… we can do the same thing. You want a single or double wide?

[–] rafa@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I'm actually surprised this memes instance is actually funny. Yeah i come from red**t

[+] stappern@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

FYI this post is mostly BS.

70 percent of people in the EU own homes. In the US it's 65 percent.

While it is lower among millennials, especially compared to Boomers at their age, the majority of them still own homes. While I don't have stats on Gen Z, the oldest among them is 25.

Almost all dental issues can be avoided with preventative measures. Virtually every single white collar job offers dental. Some blue collar jobs do. If your job does not offer dental, it's available on the ACA exchange for like $20/month.

Again, despite what reddit would have you believe about us all being paid poverty wages, the vast majority of Americans can afford dental.

Finally, I don't understand why reddit sees the fact that Boomers got married and had kids at like 21 on the late end a good thing. Basically everyone acknowledges marrying young is absolutely idiotic most of the time. Even more people acknowledge that having kids is a dumb idea. Boomers were forced into that. There's a huge reason a ton of Boomer Humor is about hating your spouse.

Also at this point someone with Boomer parents is in their thirties or forties. Someone with Boomer parents who came of age when the economy was amazing and houses were dirt cheap is 50+. If you can't afford dental at that age, you've fucked up big-time somewhere along the way.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A majority definitely don't. The stats I'm seeing put it at around 45% for millennials, and under 35 it's just under 40%

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2023/04/18/millennial-homeownership-increasing-but-not-keeping-pace-with-the-past-generations

Take it up with the US Government.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the citation - 52% is just barely a majority, but technically correct!

So uh, the rest of the article vibes pretty strongly with the OP. Millennials are worse off than their parents

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The meme said that their parents in their thirties were buying homes, and they can't even afford dental.

The majority of millennials have bought homes.

More importantly, the overwhelming people in the US can afford dental.

You guys make up scenarios to push BS narratives. Then spam the word "capitalism" ignoring the fact that the majority of the world runs under capitalism.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If OP can't afford a house or dental then the meme is accurate to them and millions like them. Dental insurance isn't guaranteed, after all. Capitalism requires winners and losers, and losers don't get houses or dental insurance.

Like, my dude, there are Americans that can't afford to take $20 off every paycheck (and that shit only covers cleanings, hope you don't get a chipped tooth!)