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by collyw 3610 days ago
Most people under 40 can't afford a house in many western countries. Compared to 20 years ago, most people could (at least in the two countries I am familiar with - the UK or Spain).

The very rich seem to be doing OK though.

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The more, more, more does seem to wind up with fewer people.

I'm skeptical of the unaffordable housing arguments, though. People only talk about a handful of cities. At least in the US, there's plenty of cheap places to live. They just aren't trendy.

Those happen to be the cities where the jobs are. Sure there are cheap places in the UK, but not much chance of a decent tech job in those places.
It's not true in the US anyway.