I have seen in many US shows where they portray guys who are living with parents as losers, or there are jokes or memes about it, I never get it.

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    9 months ago

    It isn’t anymore. That’s dead.

    It was, like 25 years ago. Well, maybe 15 years ago.

    Pre-2007.

    Because back then people were making good money out of college, and they were able to buy a house for themselves. Shit, they didn’t even need to go to college. As long as you were working hard before 2007, and you were going to be able to find a down payment on a house as long as you didn’t have some kind of financial affliction.

    That’s not to say that gen X had it easy as compared to those before them, but there’s a clear separation.

    Millennials tried their hardest not to live at home, just because of the social stigma.

    Gen Z is feeling that stigma less. That’s why you’re probably here questioning why it’s even a thing. You’re probably Gen Z.

    Jen alpha won’t see it as strange.

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      9 months ago

      I really hope the stigma goes away because unless the world economy improves, a lot of people will have to stay with parents until a lot later in life.

      It is a cultural thing though. It’s not an issue at all in most of SE Asia.