5 Days Left in 2020

I am grateful for the work-ethic my parents instilled in me that is based on a system where the most acceptable way of living life is to burnout in an underpaid job with wages that haven’t risen in 40 some years despite the cost of living skyrocketing since they were teens, fostering an environment where the next generation (us weirdo millennials) will be worse off than previous generations, which includes a lower life expectancy than previous generations as well.

PS - I recognize that it’ not like my parents or grandparents generation specifically set out to tip the scales to disenfranchise myself and other millennials. It’s just a thought that is challenging to reconcile with because many of us grew up with helicopter smothering parents who told us we could do any thing, not to mention the fact that they are the ones who gave us awards and participation trophies just for existing because they loved us so much I guess.