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Any ideas as to why young and old people have such distinct levels of contentment? I'm guessing it has to do with owning your house and having a stable job.
Older folks still seem to understand the value of face to face socialization. I'm 31 and it's almost impossible to hang with people my age anymore. Most of my camping buddies are in their 50s now.
In part, probably, but it's also a bit weird since in Sweden you have every opportunity to succeed. Primary school is free, University is free, even if you fail in school you can go to municipal adult education, also free. There is a welfare state that takes care of you and will even pay your rent and food expenses if necessary. Healthcare is almost free. Job market is rough atm, but not exceptionally so.
To me it looks like younger generations look too much at other countries, which does have it worse, and somehow apply that to life in Sweden and believe things are really bad when in reality they aren't. Things can always be better, but I don't get the gloomy attitude tbh.
Sweden has the most unequal society of all Nordic countries. It's not at the levels of France, Germany or the UK yet, but it has been trending in the wrong direction, and allowing brownshirts near the reins of power hasn't helped either.
The Swedish rental market is abysmal
rental market everywhere in the west is abysmal...will be as long as they're allowed to be used as vehicles to faciliate speculation instead of just as places to live
Yeah no. It is quite bad in many places all over the world. BUT. Big cities in Sweden are especially bad. By law you gotta queue to get a long term lease, and this queue can be 10+ years in Stockholm.
And yeah funnily enough, this is due to their rent control system. Maybe it could be implemented better, but their current system leads to terrible outcomes.
Young people also realize the world is rapidly changing and the relative calm of the past 7 decades is fading. Old people don’t really care anymore and are stuck in their old ways where nothing ever affects them.
The article seems to be saying they are optimistic about the future though:
A surprisingly ignorant take