Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I have to vehemently disagree with you!! In hindsight, unfortunately, I did too little for my career choice to have a good job now. Nevertheless, I took this "right" (which you are talking about) and built myself a nice house this year. And with just a bit more than minimum wage.!

And that only proves it all the more. If you are still diligent like you (own work in the house, etc.), you can build a house here. That’s what I mean. Not everyone has to get a house for free. But if you work hard for it like you do, it’s just as great as someone who maybe has a better degree. In the end, it depends on how determined you are and what priorities you set. And you apparently set the right ones. That’s why I’m very happy for you that you live in your house :D.

Oh...this is really walking on thin ice now... Equal opportunities are only seen on paper. It has many facets. And I’ll just overlook your last sentence.

Yes, because it’s simply true. You need luck in life. Luck to be born into the right family. Luck to find a good job. Luck to have the right aunt with the yacht who supports the house construction. Luck to have built before the interest rate hike and the absurdly high prices. All factors that you can only partially or not at all influence. But should you be ashamed of this luck? No, certainly not. But of course, you should be grateful if you can look well into the future and have had the necessary luck in life so far. And equal opportunities for everyone will not be achievable. I gladly admit that. But how else? It’s clear that children study more often if they know it from their parents’ home or are encouraged to do so. You will never completely get rid of that. But unlike in the USA, university here does not cost a fortune but is affordable for everyone. And thankfully, there is social mobility for many from family backgrounds where it was previously not possible to study, who today are the first in their family to attend university.

And everyone is intellectually capable of that? Or do they have parents who support them accordingly (the type of secondary school is decided by the parents)? There are a thousand reasons why that is not given to everyone.

Crap! We occasionally have discussions about this topic (social justice, opportunities for advancement, educational opportunities, etc.) at breakfast. And by the way, by definition, we (my parents / family) were definitely poor back then. Three children, each of whom became something (more or less ;-), my brother, for example, rose from the lowest class with diligence and discipline. First a graduate engineer (civil), then a doctor, and for many years now a professor. I chose a different path, but I’m doing quite well, as is my sister ... Everyone who later complains about money usually had many opportunities to set the course correctly (there are only a few exceptions). Everyone sets priorities differently, but complaining later is really a specialty in Germany. And really, "We in Germany live on an island of bliss," more broadly even in Europe, is one of my most loved and frequently said sentences. I do not want to deny that there could be more social justice, which from my perspective would even be very desirable. But we here are so well-fed and brain-dead! 90% vote for parties that take money away from them (the voters). Going out on the street and demonstrating for real changes? Probably not. P.S. except for the last election, I was many times a voter of the Left Party!

And that proves it even better. If you are still diligent like you are (own work in the house, etc.), you can build a house here. That’s what I mean. Not everyone has to be given a house. But if you work hard for it like you do, it’s just as great as someone who maybe has a better degree. In the end, it depends on how determined you are and what priorities you set. And you apparently set the right ones. That’s why I’m very happy for you that you live in your house :D.

Ok, THAT already sounds much better!! Got the point again. Because the "he also doesn’t necessarily have the right to live in a house." sounded very harsh to me!

Of course, I would have also liked to be given/inherited a house. But already living in a nice little house that you have mostly built yourself is even better. You have practically seen it "grow up"!! ❤️

Thank you very much for your sympathy!

Sure, others are still worse off, but that is really no benchmark.

Of course, the social frame of reference is a benchmark.
Example: If all students in a class get a grade 1, they are less happy. If your own performance is better compared to the rest, it looks different.

Those who don’t want that or aren’t diligent enough also don’t have the right to necessarily live in a house.

Those who can’t afford a flight or a mulled wine with sausage at the Christmas market shouldn’t complain and just do some overtime or work a bit harder. Unlike you, I have no sympathy for those people.

Pity is also the wrong word. I can understand anyone who feels a bit sorry for themselves in this economically difficult situation because now a vacation has to be sacrificed due to the doubling of the gas price, even though this could not have been foreseen a few years ago and they have no share in the catastrophic gas dependency under Merkel, which politics failed to prevent. And in the end, unfortunately, profits are privatized and losses are socialized, so some people who can now afford less, although they have nothing to do with the war, naturally ask why they themselves now have to pay dearly for this bad policy.