to think the baby-boomers had it easy

[Ionderog]

Is it me or did our parents' generation have it much easier than us?

"minipie,what you have just said is the reality for a lot of families-do you really not think there are people who live like that nowadays,and not out of a lifestyle choice-out of bare bones necessity."

Yes of course I know there are plenty of people who live like that now. I didn't suggest that everyone is more prosperous now.

But overall prosperity has gone up. My point was that back then, the average family didn't have certain material things that the average family now does. If you consider that, then perhaps the baby boomers didn't have it quite so easy as is sometimes thought.

We have it easier as we are free to do as we please compared to people born in the 1940s and 50s as there was a lot of social 'brick walls'
It's not all about money.