Quote:
Originally Posted by multicartual
People laugh when I say this, buuuuuut... ***many*** people in Vancouver become apathetic because the idea of thriving here seems too monumental of a task, so people give up, become lazy, and self-medicate to ease their angst.
Edit: When the carrot is dangled low enough that some people can jump and reach it, more people attempt to jump, when the carrot is super fucking high up, a lot of people give up jumping.
|
This. I am 22 and I find that a lot of other twenty-somethings I know are perfectly okay with living at home for the foreseeable future simply because they can't justify paying nearly $1000/mo. for rent while simultaneously saving up for a down payment on a home and be able to make the mortgage payments. Don't get me wrong, I think it's possible for one who has a decent full-time job to move out, but they'd be making huge sacrifices. Transit everywhere, ramen noodles 3x a week, rarely being able to go out (let alone travelling), etc., just makes things seem "not worth it". Ironically enough, one is forced to choose between being "independent" yet unable to do very much, or be "not independent" and do a lot more.
... obviously there may be a lack of work ethic involved, but considering the lack of higher-paying jobs in Vancouver as well as the ridiculously high entry price to buy a home, people my age are pretty much just giving up. The smarter ones, I find, are moving elsewhere. Welcome to the first stage of brain drain.