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Past comparisons outside recent memory are useless. They are correct, but still useless.

Already right now for younger generations their awesome "quality of life" means they can't even start a family. Everything is unaffordable. It's not a solution to say "you have it so easy compared to the worst part of the middle ages".

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Everything isn’t unaffordable. Living at a high quality of life with iPhones and Uber eats might be unaffordable in certain cities. But the basic costs of having a family (food, shelter, etc.) are probably cheaper today than at any time in history.

I don’t think people understand how poor the average person was even a century ago.

Well, for sure it depends on where you live. In my country, young people can't ever own a home and rent eats up half their income.

At age 30-35, they still don't have their basics in place, and the choice for kids is postponed until an ever higher age.

But I'm sure it's all fine, because they have a phone.

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