Meh, I live in the country and I like to be self-sufficient. As soon as you give up ownership, you give up control. And someone will make you pay because of it.

Their first step: Convincing you that you actually don't want to own that widget. It's better to rent the one I own. Oh, but if you want to rent it when everyone else wants it, there's a 30% surcharge.

Poor kids will be screwed left and right as declining incomes mean less control over your own destiny. The boomer era will go down as the epitome of progress and self-determination in western civilization. Unfortunately, it was also completely unsustainable.