We are two Gen Xers with a millenial ds. I think each generation criticises the other both up and down the scale. My Mum criticises us, we criticise ds, who criticises us. Isn't it fun?
Each generation has different hardships to contend with. For my Mum, a war baby, it was real austerity and rationing. For us, it was high interest rates, high unemployment at times, growing up in the 70s, no central heating, black and white TV (not a hardship per se), and having a phone in the house was unusual for some people. I remember the central heating being installed in my parents house - my Mum no longer had to clear the fire out every day,
My grandparents had an outside loo, and there was no bathroom, you washed at the kitchen sink. They died in the late 70s. We are in the process of moving rentals as the landlord wants the house back, so we are going from very modern bathrooms with shower cubicles to a 1750 house that has three bathrooms, but showers over the baths. Ds is turning up his nose at this. I did have the satisfaction of telling him to check his privilege on that one!