I mean, I get the joke, but coming from a culture where at some point not many generations ago, it wasn't unusual for up to five generations to live in the same home, I wonder if we might actually reconsider the notion that "becoming an adult" or even "being more successful than your parents" ought to come with the expectation that you must live somewhere different from your parents. After all, even today, we sometimes see elderly parents move in with their children later in life.
What a silly notion that we expect better and increased standards of living for our children and future generations. All while billionaires relax on their second mega yacht. The issue is economic independence and stability are becoming so incredibly out of reach for more and more people. Elderly parents would move in with their children for the support that they require in later life. How is that going to work when the next generation cannot even support themselves.
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u/LataCogitandi 4d ago
I mean, I get the joke, but coming from a culture where at some point not many generations ago, it wasn't unusual for up to five generations to live in the same home, I wonder if we might actually reconsider the notion that "becoming an adult" or even "being more successful than your parents" ought to come with the expectation that you must live somewhere different from your parents. After all, even today, we sometimes see elderly parents move in with their children later in life.