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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We all make choices in life that greatly affects the long term outcome. If you are going into the artistic fields in New York without family money, you have to be prepared to pay the price for that. If you want to live in a high cost area like DC and complain about not being able to afford a crappy rambler in Bethesda, then that's a choice you made by deciding to live in DC instead of a cheaper city elsewhere.

[b]I've noticed that most of "class rage" is actually anger at oneself for making decisions that didn't pan out in the long run and for being in denial about it for a long time. [/b]I knew plenty of people who moved to NY or SF after college, but they only did it for a few years. They got married, and moved to the second tier cities and now live comfortable and happy and contented lives because they were bright enough to know the high cost of living in New York or California wasn't going to be worth it and would require too much sacrifice if you weren't pulling in at least 500k a year HHI and that quite often you have a better life on 200k in a provincial city than 500k in Manhattan. They were smart enough to realize that and left while the going was still good instead of hanging on desperately to end up the last person left at the party. [/quote]

I don't know if this is really true.

I think most people are pissed because they've been sold a used bill of goods. We've all been told our whole lives that "if we work hard enough" we too will have the American dream. A single family house in a "nice" neighborhood outside of a major city, good job that doesn't overwork you, a couple of kids who you can afford to send to "good" k-12 schools and college, and a vacation or two a year.

Compare that to most people's reality where they are burdened with student loan debt and daycare, their salary hasn't gone up in forever but their hours have, and they can't even afford a sh*t shack in Arlington. And probably haven't been on a real vacation in five years.[/quote]

Sounds like you and other people need a reality check

The American dream is alive and well.  There are millions of immigrants that have come to this country with nothing and now are successful.

It comes down to choices, valuing education, picking a major that will actually pay well and working hard.  Plus graduating, getting a job, getting married, and having children in that order

If you do those 7 things life should be relatively easy.

To your last sentence pick a college you can afford, pick a major that actually pays well, switch jobs if you aren't getting raises, live within your means and don't be afraid to move to a lower cost of living area[/quote]

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