I’m not commenting on whether or not Millennials actually had it hard or not. I’ve never been one to advocate that millenials had a raw deal as whether they did or didn’t I personally didn’t give a shit as despite technically being a millennial myself I pursued a more “traditional” path along the lines of Gen X or Baby Boomers as I went straight into undergrad after high school, then into law school, graduated at 25, married and bought a house at 27, father at 30. Never had any “gap years”, never whined about not being able to “figure it out” or find a job or afford a house. Have never eaten avocado toast.
All I’m saying is that ten years ago you would often see written in opinion pieces “maybe Millenials could afford a house if they didn’t spend so much on avocado toast and Starbucks!”
Exhibit A:
Australian real estate mogul Tim Gurner advised young people to solve their housing woes by putting their ‘$22 a pop’ toast toward a deposit instead
amp.theguardian.com