Times have changed since I went to parties …

@Bumbles My generation can't afford the fun yours had. Literally and figuratively.

@Elessar That attitude is exactly my point!

@Bumbles When all indicators point that you'll have to deal first-hand with climatic disasters, wars, famine, poverty, political extremism, homelessness, further "once in a lifetime crises" after witnessing to like four in just the last two decades; or at best if you're lucky die on the clock because the concept of "retirement" just like that of "affordable healthcare" will be a memory of the past by then, you tend to develop such a negative attitude!

@Elessar Eeeek! Might as well have some fun then, my good man. Nothing you can do about that stuff.

@Bumbles Putting the head under the sand won't spare us from getting hammered on the toenails by reality. We're back at my original statement: your generation (in average terms of course) could afford doing that without being effected too much directly or immediately, mine couldn't.

@Elessar Enjoy your misery!

@Elessar I agree with you. I was able to buy my house before the market exploded and now everything costs so much there is no way young people can afford such things. I know my kids are going to be living with me forever.

Then there is everything else on top of the. There are so many things that need to be fixed that will take a global effort.