Economy, Demographics: Are young men under 30 doing worse today than 3-4 decades ago?
Per economist Marian Tupy, young mean are likely doing much better today.
Gen Z: Decline in home ownership due to a change in personal values?
Media and social media posts compare home ownership percentages of young cohorts in the 1980s and today and conclude it's due to price. May be not.
Demographics: Having kids when parents are age 40+
Social media says the demographic cliff isn't a big deal, people can just have more kids over 40. Probably not.
Demographics: Chart illustrating the dramatic change in teens working part time
Nice Federal Reserve chart showing teen labor force participation rate (age 16-19) from the past to the present.
Generations: We don’t have data on Gen Z home buying
because the sample sizes are too small. Gen Z is age 13-28 and few are to the age of being home buyers. However, we can do some inference...
Economy: Median home prices over time since 1960
Median home price has appreciated by 43% over the past 10 years. Some insane X posts claim home prices went up by 10x! Hah hah.
Gen Z Living Arrangements Vs the 1970s
Living arrangements of Gen Z today not that much different than in the 1970s and 1980s - except Gen Z far more likely to "cohabitate" with a romantic partner than…
Education: What is the actual cost of attending college?
There are college options that cost far less than the private elite universities ($60k-$100k/year).
Doomerism: Life is pretty good, contrary to the doomers
Life for most people is WAY better than just decades ago - but doomerism media and social media pundits have convinced people that everything is awful.
Generation: Gen Z giving up on home ownership, spends instead of saves, works less
Knowing some history might lead to better decision making.