Lenona
2023-11-16 18:39:47 UTC
Ignore the bad grammar...I didn't write it, of course!
https://motherhoodlifebalance.com/used-to-have-in-everyday-life-now-luxury/
But I have to wonder: How many 25-year-olds, today, WOULD be able to move out of their parents' homes at that age or earlier, if they were willing to give up all sorts of things that ARE luxuries - like recreational screen time services, recreational electronics, takeout food, pets, brand-new clothes, etc?
In other words, if they lived the same way so many people did 50 years ago?
Just because most Americans don't distinguish even between short-term luxuries and long-term luxuries - never mind between wants and needs - doesn't change the fact that they SHOULD. Otherwise, they're going to be unhappy all their lives, what with focusing on all the things they don't have.
(And even a backyard swimming pool can easily get boring after just one summer.)
Btw, I hadn't heard that driver's ed, in high school, is no longer free. But that may vary - I don't know.
I also had never heard of farmers' markets being...cheap! How/when did THAT ever happen? (As opposed to places like Haymarket, where produce clearly comes from across the globe, but at closing time, it's REALLY cheap.)
https://motherhoodlifebalance.com/used-to-have-in-everyday-life-now-luxury/
But I have to wonder: How many 25-year-olds, today, WOULD be able to move out of their parents' homes at that age or earlier, if they were willing to give up all sorts of things that ARE luxuries - like recreational screen time services, recreational electronics, takeout food, pets, brand-new clothes, etc?
In other words, if they lived the same way so many people did 50 years ago?
Just because most Americans don't distinguish even between short-term luxuries and long-term luxuries - never mind between wants and needs - doesn't change the fact that they SHOULD. Otherwise, they're going to be unhappy all their lives, what with focusing on all the things they don't have.
(And even a backyard swimming pool can easily get boring after just one summer.)
Btw, I hadn't heard that driver's ed, in high school, is no longer free. But that may vary - I don't know.
I also had never heard of farmers' markets being...cheap! How/when did THAT ever happen? (As opposed to places like Haymarket, where produce clearly comes from across the globe, but at closing time, it's REALLY cheap.)