Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

I personally can't imagine any incentive that would make me leave my property in which I have lived for decades... Sorry. Maybe others can

Cost pressure has already been mentioned. Large living space leads to large expenses, be it taxes, heating, or cleaning and maintenance. On top of that comes the massive loneliness. The good news on the topic of intergenerational justice is that this phase is only temporary. In 30 years the boomers will be dead. Then the houses will be empty and the situation in the social systems will stabilize. Until then it sucks. One must also ensure that this imbalance does not repeat itself because the real failure of the boomers (and the subsequent generation) is having too few children despite their high prosperity.

The good news on the topic of intergenerational justice is that the phase is only temporary. In 30 years the boomers will be dead.

What is supposed to be good news about that? If it takes 30 years, it hardly benefits the young people now who want to build something NOW.

Really unbelievable statement.

I just hate boomers.

What exactly is supposed to be good news about that? If it takes 30 years, it will hardly benefit the young people now who want to build something NOW. Really unbelievable statement. I just hate Boomers.

Hate makes you ugly. And apparently it also clouds your mind, because the good news is that we are talking about a temporary effect and not an unstoppable ongoing development. What the "young people now" forget – and I am myself a "Y" – is that the Boomers of course created a lot that we now benefit from. They certainly weren’t lazy. Also, some will inherit something nice from this generation. So just keep quiet for a moment. Also, the statement that our generation will no longer receive a pension is not true. Of course, no one can know that today, but the fund will be relieved again by then. Provided we have children.

Throughout the entire discussion, the Baby Boomer generation is being blamed because they will subject us to a lot in the coming years and decades. Yes, unfortunately, that is the case. People react with defiance; no desire to work, no desire to perform, no desire to have children. A stupid thing, because this attitude – and not the Baby Boomer generation – will cause Generation Y and especially Generation Z to be really badly off when they themselves are nearing retirement. Either they will receive nothing, or the younger generations will be heavily burdened, thereby simply repeating the mistakes of the Boomers.

What kind of inhumane discussion is this anyway?! Anyone who is still fit should be allowed to live in their own home as long as they want. My grandparents had to endure such a forced relocation from their small house to a "modern" prefabricated apartment in Romania after an earthquake, even though their house was undamaged. They did not live much longer after that and they were not happy there either. You don’t transplant an old tree! Instead, one should rather think about how to create and promote multigenerational houses so that living space can be used by several parties. In some houses, this is possible and there are surely owners who would be willing to do so. Even though the more affluent part of society probably frequents this forum, I don’t see any shift towards more economical resource use. Most people here want as large a plot as possible and at least 160 sqm for 2-4 people. And those who want to take the houses away from the elderly here surely do not live in a tiny house themselves.

Throughout the whole discussion, the Baby Boomer generation is being criticized because they will impose a lot on us in the coming years and decades. Yes, unfortunately that is true.
People react with defiance; no desire to work, no desire to perform, no desire to have children.
A foolish attitude, because it is this mindset - and not the Baby Boomer generation - that will cause Generation Y and especially Generation Z to have a really tough time when they themselves approach retirement.
Either they will receive nothing, or the younger generations will be heavily burdened, thereby simply repeating the mistakes of the Boomers.

Young people have it in their own hands whether they let this happen to them! And fortunately, there are more and more who say NO!

Once again my arguments: Why should young people sacrifice themselves for the Boomers, even though they will have nothing to gain from it?
No prospect of a pension, little to no prospect of building something for themselves, and on top of that having to deal with the consequences of climate change.

The pension system must be reformed, in a way that everyone is responsible for their own contributions. That will eventually happen, because it will no longer be financially sustainable. It should actually be done that way already. (I don’t even want others to pay for my pension later).

And again: I can no longer hear that the old generation worked to create prosperity - that is only half the truth.
Because 1. the older generation naturally also benefited immediately from their work themselves (it’s not as if the created prosperity just disappeared into thin air) and 2. we are now seeing what the consequences of economic irresponsibility and the way the planet is treated actually are.

Which family today, for example, can afford that only the man works and the woman stays at home, on whom then all household tasks are dumped? Only wealthy people can afford that today, and this is always omitted in the discussion.

I am Generation Y and I RESIST and will live accordingly.