That depends on who you ask. Billionaires think it works great.

the system works exactly as it's supposed to, which is why it must be destroyed.

The system works fine. Just not for us.

33 here.

At least I get along with them really well

The system does work as intended. Sadly, it was not designed for us.

The purpose of a system is what it does.

Sure it does. It works as intended. Thinking otherwise makes a person the fool.

But like 7 white dudes have all the money on the planet. Things seem to be just fine.

There is a nuance to make here.

Children staying at home longer isn't a bad thing per say. Most of the world is like that.

Children staying at home because they have no choice is a big issue, because it was possible before.

The system does work. Perfectly. For those who installed it. Which are the top 5%.

I'm not going to sit here and pretend that this isn't part of what radicalized me back in the early 2000s.

However, as my world expanded through my life experiences and reading I came to understand that so much of what seems like a natural reward is artificiality propped at the expense of people in other parts of the world. That's the system. Western workers have access to a wide range of material goods with prices kept artificially low because they are produced by workers who are paid less. What manufacturing that exists is much cleaner than it used to be, because the dangerous stuff is off shore, far from our eyes. Hell, we don't even have to deal with the huge mountains of waste we produce! Temporary Migrant workers in agriculture and domestic work fill the same role except it is their labour that is exported cheaply.

I know the meme is about housing and the 'cheaply made goods' apply to that too. I live in a house built in the 1960s that is kind of the icon of cheap and cheerful working class post war period sprawl boom. Block foundation a wood frame with vinyl siding. Cheap to build, but can get expensive to maintain.

I guess all I mean to say is that I hope people who are seeing this problem are not easily swayed back into complacency if the capitalists recalibrate the feed of crumbs they give to the workers to ensure compliance. I hope for an era of world wide worker solidarity as it is the only way to tackle the problems capitalism has left us with.

I'm not going to try and convince people to have the exact same beliefs and analysis as I have because that's silly and futile. I think most people would not find this documentary to be too radical: https://www.storyofstuff.org/

Maybe give it a watch if you have the time and the comparison to depression era housing practices sounded reasonable lol. It's so easy to take for granted how much things have changed in the last 150 or so years in north america, especially post WW2.

(You can save yourself the well acksualy about Henry Ford and his approach to wages in the 1910s. They are an important piece of the puzzle but reducing the cost of consumer goods allowed western wages to stay low by retain buying power so the appearance was of increasing standard of living that was increasing dependant on the ability to exploit global workers.)

No you see we have more billionaires than ever, which is a very good thing because shareholders.

On the contrary; the system creates divides and imbalances that aid in consolidating power, influence, and wealth to a very small subset of individuals who spend a portion of said power, influence, and wealth to keep it that way.

The system is working exactly as intended.

I feel like I was lied to all through school. Work hard, get good grades, and everything will work out.

Nope, unaffordable rent, suckass job market. I feel like I'm being exploited every day I'm at work, even when I like the job and the people.

Not saying there is nothing wrong with the system, but what's wrong with living with parents?

Why must everyone move out and be alone instead of being with family and sharing the costs?

There is no "system" causing high housing prices. In fact, high housing prices are due to the lack of a system: It's bunch of homeowners each acting in their personal interest by impeding housing construction in order to increase the values of their own properties. That's why California introduced a system. Now all cities must build housing proportionally, or else their local zoning restrictions are nullified and builders can build whatever they want.

The purpose of the system was not to get you a decent job, it was to get you to take out a massive loan for the promise of probably getting a good job hopefully but it's all your fault if you can't.

What age range is young adult here?
Do we have a link?
I think I found it. A Pew Research Study from 2020 during the height of COVID.

i saw alot of posts elsewhere about this, especially after the layoffs(living at home laid or graduating ripe into layoffs still at home, boomer/gen x parents whining jobs should be open left and right, and apply). plus it somewhat more common in american to force your child to leave home after 18. its mostly HCOL, and job market being plague AI screening is preventing people from finding jobs these last 3-6years.

and yes milleneals are essentially supporting boomers into thier retirements, some of which they wont get when they come of age. and genz were seeing the beggining of them being under-employed due to layoffs.

Can't when your parents aren't around or don't have a place themselves. You find another way and it's usually way less comfortable.

that system being fascist-driven kleptocracy

A healthy, broadly educated population, which feels safe and secure, is incompatible with, and toxic to, conservative and authoritarian ideologies.

They need you to be sick, stupid, and scared.

It works wonderfully well for those who designed it, they made enough propaganda, destroyed enough countries who tried to change it, and made people think that those countries didn’t worked because their system was wrong, but what destroyed them was the constant threat and war from the greatest 🫩 country on earth. Democracy and capitalism cannot exist together

It sucks even more when the kid brings a "friend" and the friend's kids while you are trying to take on the kid, their kids, the spouse, and the house...good times

the system does not work for you. it works perfectly fine for the politicians and billionaires.

politicians and billionaires are the only ones who can change the system so don't hold your breath waiting for it to change 🙄

A majority of Americans continue to fall for GOP lies and take no responsibility for learning how to read and/or comprehend what they read. Americans deserve this because, on average, they are stupid cowards.

The system works for the system

The system only works for the few, as capitalism has always done so. As feudalism before that. The secret ingredient to both systems is systemic racism, oppression, and exploitation.

yeah things are fucked but not getting booted out when you hit eighteen is pretty normal. what does 'young adults' mean here?

the whole 'tax sale' thing in most counties has always looked obscene. especially when buyers are mostly rich. putting unfortunate people out on the street when they just extract more money. that has to be a carry-over from UK roots.

An octopus has hundreds of thousands of children, with perhaps only a few expected to reach adulthood.

Billionaires have us.

It works for the top and that's all we count evidently

The system works exactly as intended. This is Free Market in its full glory!

52% of young adults live with their parents

Curious to know what defines "young adult", given how many people are still in college into their early-20s.

Also curious to know why multigenerational households are something we're supposed to be afraid of. This is normal practically everywhere else in the world.

Even if rents weren't skyrocketing, it's very hard to argue with "my old bedroom is rent free" when I'm at an entry level position.

I would be much more worried about the percent of young people who don't have a parent's home to move back into - because their parents are also homeless, or in care homes, or are otherwise unable/unwilling/openly hostile.

Feels a bit like I'm looking at a picture of the bullet hole airplane

I think the expectations were set too high because they grew up able to see the best parts of everyone else’s life at their fingertips 24/7. Maybe it’s time to look towards starting adulthood exactly like the boomers did. They ended up where they are without the internet or TikTok just fine.

Consider moving to the middle of nowhere and providing a service to the local community. Live within your means. Reconsider what you’ve been taught to expect in life. Adulthood shouldn’t be defined by what you own, like a home, car, etc.. It should be using your new liberties to take risk and earn what you want. Otherwise, you’re just submitting yourself to be someone else’s means to risk their earning potential.

Better idea:

• every dollar you make in income over 10M is taxed at 100%
• net worth over 1B is assessed an annual tax of 2%