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^I called dude out in the provincial election thread because he was going on about how NDP policy fucked him...which means he's 40+, or lying.
All that shit about living frugally in the basement saving up for down-payment being the key, and how entitled pricks who drink 4 lattes a day are just bitching about things, kinda loses its persuasiveness if you're 40+, or a liar. He's yet to respond.
Anyway, to avoid fight club, I'm late 20s making decent $ for Vancouver, and I still think I'll be stretched thin if I buy a place, start a family etc. And I don't drink lattes.
I can only imagine what the 23 year olds who just got out of school with loads of student debt feel like when they can't get a job here because entry $35K positions require 5 years experience, and a 500sq/ft shoebox costs $400K, if you're lucky enough to be selected to even think of buying one.
And to those that say shit like well should've got a degree that counts, or should have gone in to trades -- wtf. As Westopher said, it takes a variety of people from different backgrounds to make a community, especially one as diverse as Vancouver. So, what, Vancouver should only be filled with electricians, plumbers and accountants that all live in some basement with 2 other people until they can save up?
It's not just choices that carve a life for a human being, it's circumstances too. And in the current RE environment, if you have shitty circumstances, then you don't have a lot of fucking choices.
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