Freepers are confusing Gen Z with Millennials. If the distribution of Gen Z is even; most of them are under 18. Where else are they going to live? 3/10’s of them are out of college—and even then, a lot of post grads live at home for a year or so.
And people interacting with them at work are dealing with some pretty green employees.
Let’s give them a few years and see what they can do. I guess they will be my caregivers when I am in the “home.”
I was out of the house when I went to college at 16 and after graduating rented for a few years and bought a house at 26.
My son was out of the house a month after graduating from college and rented until bought a house at 28.
My grandson is a sophomore in college and lives in my guest house during breaks. He is majoring in economics and on the Dean’s list and I expect he will live in the guest house for a few years after graduation since it is harder for the Gen Z to get started than it was when I was young.
Frankly, I see nothing wrong with intergenerational living arrangements. It was done more in this country when people were just starting out and is still the norm in many other cultures. Would you rather pay a stranger to help you with heavy tasks as you age or a strong young relative to help you out?
One reason that Asians have done well is that several generations would live above a small grocery or cafe and seniors and kids would work there. I know a Polish family where grandma, parents and kids live in big house together.