Closing in on world’s top 10 economies, page-37

I'd like to touch on your point of perception of tough times.

A lot has changed since I was teenager, 20 yrs ago.
From 'necessities' like expensive: internet data, mobile phones, air-con and other electricity power hungry must haves.
Caring for a child, let's not even go there.

On top of all added 'necessities' and costs associated: there is also constant barrage, on social media and advertising, of unattainable life.

With all the cr@p and luxuries people posses, compared to year 2000, they are still made to feel like they are struggling.

People i know, single in their 20's-30's, who pull $100,000+ and are struggling financially.
Families with 2 working parents and $150k+ a year, struggling.

They are struggling because of social pressures and being bombarded with images of unattainable life.
Thus they feel they struggle and everybody is living better than them.
10 day holiday, brand new reasonably priced car, not being able to afford every new gadget or a luxury 4 bedroom suburbian house. It's a new struggle street.

So everybody feels they are struggling. People that are struggling for real, younger well off people.
Can't see that perception changing anytime soon, with social media and advertising bombarding them.

Just my observation of changes in less than 20 years.