[Mizoguchi]

The author doesn't consider our parents and their parents didn't own a modern house walking distance from dinning and entertainment which is what most people aspire to today. They also married very young, had three kids before 25 and signed up for 30 year loans to pay their cookie cutter suburban homes. You could technically do the same today, it's just that living that type of life would be absolutely terrifying for many. On a separate note, I work with many Gen Zs and they don't fit the stereotype everyone talks about. In my experience they are hardworking, motivated and make amazing teammates. They aren't complaining about how stressful is to work 40hr/week from home.

[boppo1]

>Own a house walking distance from dinning and entertainment

My parents and their parents did. Neither were rich. Perhaps not super bougie places but they had various community things nearby like dancing, bowling, bars, gyms, malls, etc. Detroit and detroit metro.

[koheripbal]

Every area is different but actually being walking distance to stuff was always pretty unusual.

[UncleMeat]

This isn't about modern houses. Houses built in the 70s are also incredibly expensive.

[lotsoweiners]

What's terrifying there? I mean the 3 kids at a young age sounds like more than I could have handled but everything else you wrote sounds like the dream.

[Nasrudith]

The expenses and debts that it would entail along with precarity.