I rented for almost my whole life. The change is convenient, but really not life changing. Definitely not "life worth living" level changing.
Anyone who says "cheer up, it's OK, all is great in Australia, you just need to smile, take a walk, smell the roses!", they always own a house.
And I’m also not a homeowner.
But the idea that someone, anyone, living in Australia has a worse outlook in life than 99% of humanity is absolutely not true.
But I have seen enough of that in person here as well, so I’m not questioning either the actual feeling or the validity of the feeling.
However, something appears to have changed where younger folks in a certain set of circumstances feel despair when someone of the same age under similar circumstances even a decade ago might not have felt that way.
I have to believe social media and the expectations it creates but also the way it bombards young people with issues that they can do nothing about today has some responsibility here.
Peole shouldn't be homeless, struggling to purchase food or other basics day to day, just so that the entitled rich of Australia can continue to increase their wealth.
I would go as far as to say, if a single person can't afford to purchase these things, there should be a drastic, exponential tax on all revenue until the situation is resolved.