&gt; There is no law stating that each generation of humans should have it easier and with more resources available to them. My generation is facing this crisis, and the default response is to complain. Which is fine for a few minutes or days, it&#x27;s good to vent. But at the end of the day, that won&#x27;t change anything. It&#x27;s time to get to work, even if &quot;work&quot; is 20-30% (random number) tougher than what our parents dealt with. Assigning blame doesn&#x27;t solve anything.<p>If there is only jobs for 90% of the population, 10% is fucked no matter what you do.<p>That is the reality we are facing. It isn&#x27;t &quot;harder&quot; to work. It has become impossible for the entire working population to be employed full time.<p>That is a world of difference.<p>If the solution was simply to work 48-52 hour weeks, as you imply, people would do that.