30 year old, borderline Y here. OP's points #4, 5, 9, 10 and 12 really nail it for me. I think I've driven, maybe, 6 months out of my life. Bikes, carpools and the bus have so far worked out. From the Oregon Coast to Southwest Idaho... I've never wanted to own a car or even really drive for that matter. I'm glad there might be more people like me out there.

Full disclosure: I wouldn't mind an '83 cutty, however.

I enjoy driving. I don't enjoy sitting in traffic or mindlessly plodding along a freeway alone in a steel box. I bought a car that I enjoy driving, but I'm also actively looking for a house in a location that means I don't have to drive to work. That's the ideal for me: a car for doing auto-x or HPDE or road trips or whatever, but not having to drive to work or the store or the bar or…

Edit: Gen Y here (24). I also agree with most of sentiments that OP has.

Gen Y here. OP nailed it. I live in Sydney Australia and its exactly how I feel.

Gen Y Hobart Australia here. I also think he mostly nailed it, but I trust Australian police officers. The few occasions I've dealt with them they've been level-headed and very friendly.

This last election has been demoralizing as fuck though. I stayed up to date on all the news and policies. I tried to talk around people I knew who were voting Liberal. I had 0 effect. Next time around I may just not bother.

And the mainstream news is a pile of shit but that's a much longer rant.

Gen Y here and yes the OP nails it, but I wonder what's left for us second and third worlders. Things are much worse here, you truly can't trust the authorities at all.

The situation is, short version, 10x worse than any point made by OP. The only exception would be the sprawl: there is some here, but not the madness I have seen over there in the USA. Still public transportation even in the best case is a complete disaster so there's that.

Owning a car is a luxury, and owning real estate basically impossible for any Y Gen without wealthy parents or some previous financial advantage. Credit is a joke and don't even dream you will be able to save enough for even a studio apartment. Square meter prices dwarf any but the highest paychecks.

I know, I was gonna say: wise beyond their years.

Anyway, whatever: http://gizmodo.com/5851062/generation-x-is-sick-of-your-bull...

He's spot on.