General Discussion

When I was in my school years I didn't worry about an average day becoming a bloodbath. I worked retail and had a place of my own (with roommates, granted) but we could afford to buy things we wanted rather than struggling to afford the basics. In state tuition at a good university was $1200 a semester, not counting books. Keeping a roof over my head didn't devour all my money. The loneliness crisis wasn't yet a thing. Climate change was just being discussed. I don't recall my situation with healthcare at the time.

I came of age in the late 90s and early aughts. I wasn't a ball of stress and anxiety like these kids are. Maybe I was just uncommonly lucky.

Judging by your username I'm guessing you're older than I am. Your personal circumstances may have been difficult but there's no comparison to today. There just isn't, and trying to say otherwise is, at best, wildly disingenuous.