>>34258229>that bit about old peopleI think they're actually just incapable of distinguishing modem times from when they grew up. Back then, minimum wage could support a single person pretty well with necessary utilities for the time, and you only had to compete for jobs against the immediate area; telecommuting wasn't a thing. Plus, shit was cheap as hell. When I worked at a bagel store last year, old people were the #1 complainers that a tuna salad sandwich cost more than $5, and without a large soda, because in their minds, it's still the 50s when you could legit get a steak for just $3.
>aware of how fucked life isIt's had an odd, desensitized effect on their humor, too. Those of them who can actually inflect tone to make a joke often deadpan about the futility of not being in upper-middle class, like having debt for likely their entire lives, or having no local job openings better than minimum wage because of the 10 years experience meme.
>>34258302Best case scenario is probably a rebirth of LAN parties. If you can't play online with friends, play in the same room, eh?
...we're fucked.
