Social media comparison game, overly high expectations, lack of purpose and identity, lack of in-person interaction, culture that promotes consumerism without *telos*, you name it

> "life is actually better for young people now, stop complaining"

That's kind of how I read him.

> I think young people are less happy

Hyperbolically, I'd ask: but isn't that because if you grow up having everything, and the only thing you do (all damn day) is measure your life to that of a celeb on tiktok, you will not be easily satisfied?

optimism

econ

"Housing prices are not high by any historical standard" - evoskuil

Scoresby

Cool... I can respect his contributions to bitcoin, but he's wrong on housing.

If his main point was that "life is actually better for young people now, stop complaining", I wouldn't disagree... though there'd be some nuance to add.  

(Basically, I think young people are less happy, but it's in many ways self inflicted... and not correctable by moar material goods.)

