To think younger people do not appreciate their lot

[VictoriaLudorum]

I know I didn't when I was younger, but now that I am older, I most certainly do.

Which young people and with what 'lot'.

I think you need to be more specific.

Lots of young people are having (and have also in the past had) a shit hand dealt in life.

Hmm. Right now I feel quite sorry for young adults and teenagers (I am in my early forties). All the things that I took for granted at the time (travelling with a friend, going to the office, going for a few drinks with friends at the last minute) are barred to them.

This sounds like a bit of a vague generalisation

Youth has always been wasted on the young.

The older generations always think the younger are worse.

Twas ever thus.

Aw yeah, it's the roaring 20's for the young, what's not to love.

I would hate to be a teenager just now. Aside from the restrictions from COVID, there’s a shit job market, housing market, fewer funded uni courses and no easy access to Europe.

YABVU!

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No, absolutely not. I think the young have it pretty tough at the moment.

When I left school there were plent of options that did not involve having to go to uni. If you did go there was potentially a full grant and no tuition fees.

It wasn't too difficult to get on the property ladder.

Jobs were far more stable with in-house training. None of this zero hours nonsense. Hours were generally 9 to 5 with an hour for lunch.

There was no social media.

I can't remember everyone having mental health issues.

Young men weren't obsessively looking at porn like they are now.

I didn’t appreciate how good looking I was. Other than their obvious youth being young sucks right now.

Did they ever? I don't think so.

Quite apart from the housing and jobs markets being terrible...

I was spotty, insecure, idolised crappy men, had a temper. I was so insecure I didn't even exercise much. I brooded and navel gazed.

Life is so much better now, and that's even though I'm still recovering from ppd.

In the musical Gigi, there's a song "I'm so glad I'm not young any more!"

Pretty stupid generalisation

YABU

@VictoriaLudorum

I know I didn't when I was younger, but now that I am older, I most certainly do.

Do you have more now than when you were younger though?

When I was younger I felt skint, inexperienced and insecure (in the sense of having no job/home security) - all those things were true.

Now I feel a little less skint, quite experienced and more secure.

I think young people feel young.

Every generation feels the younger has it easier, would I like to see myself navigate in today's society as a young adult? No way.

Yes because I’m sure some kid from a sink estate, growing up below the poverty line and going to a shit school with few prospects beyond becoming a Deliveroo cyclist should be grateful for the cards they’ve been dealt.

Depends what you mean.

If you mean youthful energy, attractiveness, health, freedom etc then yes, you may be right. No one appreciates these things when they're young as we think we will have it forever.

I'm mid twenties so possibly not in your definition of 'young'. However, I am disabled due to several chronic health conditions with no cure. They don't affect my life expectancy so I can expect to live in constant, debilitating pain that isn't well understood. I'm told to "push through it" and asked what I've done to myself when I use sticks to walk, or my wheelchair. I'm frequently in the hospital. I spent years studying at uni and it was utterly pointless because I can barely work now. I've discounted biological kids because I don't want to pass anything on. Adopting mightn't be an option because I just may not be fit. That's my lot, should I be glad? Should I be grateful?
I am not every young person and you are not every older person. You've no idea about our "lot" so how can you say we should appreciate it?

So I take it you appreciate your lot as an older person. Jesus Christ.

You're fuckin joking right?

Dd- 6th form ended early, a levels cancelled, paying £9k for online tutoring at uni. Girls holiday, festivals cancelled. 18th spent with her parents! No pubs, no nightclubs, hardly any part time jobs. Did I mention £9k for online learning?

Ds- no school, no GCSEs, no social contact for the past year.

Both with a future of high tax to pay for all the furlough wages and business grants.

Don't think they've got a lot to be appreciative for. Do you?

Surely 'appreciating your lot' is nothing to do with age

I don’t think this is just the young I do think people in general appreciate what they have. Health, food and a roof over their heads, sadly not just in this country but across the world many haven’t.

YABU. A thread bashing the young- how unusual .