Sadly, my own parents had no understanding that the world had changed between 1975 and when I graduated in the 1990s. They really believed that everything was exactly the same and all I needed was to work really hard at a part time job for a while. In reality, it took me 20 years to get even an approximation of the middle class, but I don't really consider myself middle class.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Took me a solid 25 to make it to middle class. Got one of those expensive degrees for an industry with “high average pay”, however they don’t tell you you’re working for peanuts until you make it. Of course, 9/11 and all the economic downturns/recessions didn’t help.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I got in during the DotCom crash of 2000 and then had to deal with 2008. Has not been fun.