Guardian:Impossibly high rent and debt is the reality for millions of young Britons

ruggedtoast

ILW wrote: »

Or just jumping to an unrelated conclusion that ties in with your own agenda?

You can keep shutting your eyes and sticking your fingers in your ears and saying "No no no I don't believe in generational inequality" but the walls are closing in on you and eventually even you and your forum buddies won't be able to ignore it.

GeorgeHowell

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Apparently you read it.

Only so as to be able to de-bunk it with some authority. I took no pleasure from it.

GeorgeHowell

ruggedtoast wrote: »

You can keep shutting your eyes and sticking your fingers in your ears and saying "No no no I don't believe in generational inequality" but the walls are closing in on you and eventually even you and your forum buddies won't be able to ignore it.

Of course we believe in generational equality. Our parents had more than we did when we were young. Up till recently almost everybody accepted it and the fact that you built up your standard of living over time. It's only some of today's spoilt, pampered, want-it-all-now younger generation who cannot come to grips with this reality of life.

No eyes are shut, no fingers are in ears, no walls are closing in, no ignoring is taking place, no buddies are allowing themselves to be wound up by an ungifted amateur in the winding up stakes.

ruggedtoast

GeorgeHowell wrote: »

Of course we believe in generational equality. Our parents had more than we did when we were young. Up till recently almost everybody accepted it and the fact that you built up your standard of living over time. It's only some of today's spoilt, pampered, want-it-all-now younger generation who cannot come to grips with this reality of life.

No eyes are shut, no fingers are in ears, no walls are closing in, no ignoring is taking place, no buddies are allowing themselves to be wound up by an ungifted amateur in the winding up stakes.

Of course you were in the fortunate position of ending up with vastly more than your parents had for less effort, rather than less, for more effort, which is the fate that awaits today's generations.

But dont let the facts get in the way of your solipsistic ranting eh.

ILW

Apart from the sense of entitlement, is it much different to the mid 70s when I left school?

GeorgeHowell

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Of course you were in the fortunate position of ending up with vastly more than your parents had for less effort, rather than less, for more effort, which is the fate that awaits today's generations.

But dont let the facts get in the way of your solipsistic ranting eh.

Some tips for the want-it-all-now generation :- work harder, save more, spend less on rubbish, keep faith with the older generation who may be able to help on a family basis (as opposed to alienating them), realise that there's more to life than materialism, have fewer children.

Suggest you that re-look at the dictionary definitions of solipsistic and ranting since neither appears to have any relevance here.

Another tip -- the more desperate your winding up tactics become, the less successful they are. Try to be more subtle.

ruggedtoast

GeorgeHowell wrote: »

Some tips for the want-it-all-now generation :- work harder, save more, spend less on rubbish, keep faith with the older generation who may be able to help on a family basis (as opposed to alienating them), realise that there's more to life than materialism, have fewer children.

Suggest you that re-look at the dictionary definitions of solipsistic and ranting since neither appears to have any relevance here.

Another tip -- the more desperate your winding up tactics become, the less successful they are. Try to be more subtle.

So after presiding over the longest period of avaricious consumerism known to man, a period which shackled future generations with trillions of pounds of debt, re wrote the social landscape, increased the UK's inequality by the worst level since WWII and dumped millions of young people into an alienated quasi existence of debt, unemployment and insecure accommodation; so after this- your advice to those who have been utterly shafted to your benefit is:

"have fewer children and be less materialistic"

ess0two

These threads are getting tedious at best,the OP needs to move on.

The younger generation can take solace in the latest Iphone to cushion the blow.

ILW

ess0two wrote: »

These threads are getting tedious at best,the OP needs to move on.

The younger generation can take solace in the latest Iphone to cushion the blow.

Or do something like invent Punk Rock?

Pete111

GeorgeHowell wrote: »

I notice that in the article the Guardian predictably makes it all Cameron's fault -- like we didn't have a housing shortage, nor high rents and house prices in high employment areas, nor youth unemployment including among graduates prior to May 2010.

The one saving grace regarding the Guardian is that surely it only preaches to the converted. Nobody who wants any kind objectivity or balance would subject themselves to its hysterical, bleeding-heart propaganda.

I was on the tube yesterday. I was standing as it was rush hour and the seat next to me became vacant as the carriage half emptied at Victoria station. I didn't want the seat but gestured to a rather flustered looking woman who had just got on that she could have it.

As I did that a rather odd looking chap in his 40's barged past me in what I can only describe as a 'fast moving commando crouch' and literally piled into the seat almost as the woman sat down - immediately opening up his copy of a left wing national newspaper and reading intently the articles of rightous angst and tub thumping political correctness.

The woman looked at me open mouthed before shrugging and turning away. Ladies and gentlemen I give you the Guardians readership.