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Re:Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests... by thewebguyd on Saturday July 18, 2026 @12:37PM (#48959646)
It’s not hard to see why people find that unfair or whatever though. It’s complete disillusionment with the “dream.” Why is our society/economy structured in such a way that we spend our youthful years struggling and only get to enjoy the fruits when we are older? It’s why FIRE is so appealing to some, you get to get out early.
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Re:Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests... by flohofwoe on Saturday July 18, 2026 @12:46PM (#48959745)
> It’s why FIRE is so appealing to some, you get to get out early.

Isn't this exactly "spend the youthful years struggling and get to enjoy the fruits when you are older"? ;)

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Re:Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests... by SpaceNoodled on Saturday July 18, 2026 @01:00PM (#48959870)
Yes, but at a much younger "older." Just working within the broken system for a potentially less-bad outcome.
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Re:Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests... by Aarostotle on Saturday July 18, 2026 @12:49PM (#48959768)
Funny. The FIRE people I’ve spoken to have an attitude of “if I’m going to do it, I may as well go all-in.”
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Re:Young adults are poor despite every metric which suggests... by vkou on Sunday July 19, 2026 @03:20AM (#48965693)
> spend the youthful years struggling

This would be accurate if remuneration were proportionate to how much you struggle, but from my observation of life, it really is not. There's no shortage of people who bust their asses for wages that I wouldn't be getting out of bed for.

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