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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by themaninthedark on Sunday October 01, 2023 @08:36AM (#37725357)
I think more correct would be, they want the same lifestyle that they think their parents had growing up.

I know an older couple, same age as my parents, they take their entire family on vacations and have a very nice house. They talk about how when they started out they made their own furniture out of paper mache.

My parents had a similar lifestyle, things were not easy then either.

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Re:Don't worry about global population collapse by phatfish on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:22PM (#37728823)
The house price to average income ratio has become much worse over time in most "developed" economies.

There is a mountain of good enough cheap products now due to global supply chains, but you have to stuff them into a tiny flat/apartment.

Sitting on a papier-mâché chair in a well sized home is by far the better situation.

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