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@DW2 It is not a good metric to use anyways. Two different people can say "we are in the wrong direction" for entirely different reasons. A right winger will may we are going in the wrong direction because of all the gay and tranny propaganda being shoved everywhere. Meanwhile, a left winger may say we are also going in the wrong direction because he think there is not enough gay and tranny propaganda.

@Tfmonkey More context, my parents are divorced. So there is no financial discussion about this sort of thing between the two of them. But yes, I really do not expect much in terms of inheritance from my mom/step-dad, as they do not exactly have that much of a nest egg.

But I am not dependent upon receiving any inheritance in order to make it financially. In fact, most people should live as if they are not getting any ever. Because for many, that will be true.

I will not argue that this is going to necessarily solve birth rate issues (we need to remove feminism for that to be fixed), but this particular issue on its own. Helping the next generation to a point when the hurdles have become higher is the right thing to do.

Yes, you do not want to coddle your children and enable bad behavior, but there is a balance that can be found. That balance can be found making sure that your children can even have the chance to raise a family in their own homes.

How many boomers have brought up to their children the "I want to have grandchildren" conversation? If they do bring up this sort of thing, do they understand that buying a home is a major hurdle for those who want to start a family?

If they really, really want those grandchildren, they should be willing to pitch in their own finances to help get a house for their own children. Perhaps some do, but I do not think this is common.

Many homes have become very expensive. So expensive that some people cannot get a foot in the door to get their first house by their own power. Boomers who look down upon younger generations for not being able to get their own home should really reserve their judgement, as they are a part of the problem for why homes are so prohibitively expensive. After all, they like seeing their property values increase. So they vote to keep it that way, even at the expense of the younger generations.

There is a point to be made about future generations not coasting on the money that they inherited, as this can lead to people becoming lazy and incompetent. But older generations should not take this to the extreme to the point that they leave nothing for their children or do not assist them financially at appropriate times. The perfect example of this is in the housing market.

While my own dad is a literal boomer, I will give him credit that he is better than many of his generation. What I mean is that he actually seems to care to leave my siblings and I something down the line. Might be in large part that he rarely spends money (he lives like a college student even though he does not really need to).

But there is something important that I still keep in mind: I do not want to feel like I should depend on any inheritance for my financial well-being.

@mutageno Not that I expect most teachers to be able to tame the feral students from the inner city, but she sure as hell is not going to have any success with her half hearted effort.

Trying to educate everyone no matter what is a mistake. These kids are not going to learn regardless of how much money, programs, or whatever. Well, unless you are willing to do some corporal punishment. BUT THAT WOULD BE BARBARIC!

@Wolffkran @Jim @JubtheNub @OceanRedux @Skatman Vaush is truly amazing. He makes Destiny look reasonable and a genius in comparison.

No wonder Vaush is a commie. His whole basis for he thinks reality will play out comes from fiction.

@Heil_Honkler @ItsSkyDragonz Most certainly one of the worst if not the worst. Even when I liked listening to their music, I hated this song.

Even with their better songs, I now see a whole lot of fluff in terms of musicality. It just does not hold up for me when I try to enjoy them.

The Beatles are the perfect example of the power of manufactured hype. Acting as if something is a big deal was all it took for the boomers to eat it up.

@Twothousandshadows The current cope I see is "Bakhmut is not all that important" and "It is only a symbolic win for Putin."

State propaganda NPR had an "expert" say that Russia lost so many people, while conveniently not saying a word about Ukranian losses. Lying by omission: very effective for their midwit audience.

@Aether Why did they bother releasing this to China? They should already know China is not a fan of seeing blacks in movies (as seen when they made Finn smaller in the Star Wars poster).

It is like they don't want to make money. Fine with me, they deserve to lose money.

@sj_zero It was especially entertaining to see him interviewed by Joe Rogan, who showed with just a little pushback how faulty the logic was about how "alphas do not really exist." Just because there may have have been a misunderstanding with how wolves interact does not mean there are no men who are more socially dominant and more successful with women than other men.

@mutageno $1200 per night? Damn, that is over a week's worth of cost for a regular hotel. Also, I am pretty sure there are going to be a lot less people trying to vacation when they are struggling to keep up with day to day costs. Which means the market for a hotel that expensive becomes even smaller.

@Aether >Manhattan lawyer

It is a safe bet that she voted for those who continue to enable the problems with criminals. And she will continue to vote this way. So forgive me if my sympathy is not found.

@ButtWorldsMan Also applies to "Complaints about Capitalism" being complaints about nature. Greed, private property, and having to labor in order to get food and shelter are all found in nature.