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That's just consolation fiction in the same vein as "bullies are cowards".

I think the parent comment's take was better: It just is what it is. I'm happy with what I have, and I don't feel the need to imagine scenarios in which people better off than me are secretly unhappy.

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I agree. My parents helped with my down payment and cosigned on my home and my partner's parents on theirs. Both were vehicles for them to pass on generational wealth and, more importantly, give an early start to our credit scores. There is no malice or control attached, just parents genuinely wanting the best for their kids.

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