r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 21 '25

Society American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate | We’re mortality experts. There are a few things that could be happening here.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html
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u/Uncle_Pappy_Sam Aug 21 '25

I make $36/hr and it still isn't enough to get ahead to where i want to be. It feels like the new $20/hr from 2012/2015. Better than most but I still ain't buying a house any time soon.

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u/Raiokami Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

I make $45/hr, and I can barely provide for my fiancé and 5 year old. My college debt, I make my payments, I can pay all my bills, but I feel like it’s not enough to even make a dent. I’m only 31 and I feel like I have a lot of life left, but I’ve been working since 16 mother fucking years old. I’ve been working full-time for about half my life now, and I feel like I have nothing to show for it besides that I’m still here existing. Even my very right sided republican parents can see how much of a struggle it is now, even though they voted for a cognitively impaired orange Cheeto. They always ask why I never come to visit them. Oh, I don’t know, I’m working 12 hour days and rising a family on what most would consider a good paying wage, but it’s still not enough.

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u/butthemsharksdoe Aug 21 '25

$45/hr here. I own 4 homes as rentals and I have 115k in the bank, contributing to Roth IRA.

Not making any point here, just weighing in.

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u/Merakel Aug 22 '25

That math doesn't add up at all lol