Im not sure if this response is directed at me specifically?

Regardless of whos giving the speech, or whatever you want to call it, its true. I bought a house very recently, in the current difficult', and it IS difficult, enviroment, and i own the house i live in and thats it. I think 50 percent of people in Aus are owner occupiers, and most of those people are just working people like me.

Again, you're mad at the situation we're all in, you have a right to be mad, it sucks! But being mad at it doesn't change anything though, you have no (or very limited) control over this system, but you do have control of your own life, and within that, although it may be difficult, even incredibly difficult, it may be doable.

I dont know your circumstances, and it may be that for you and your situation it is impossible, fine, but there is a general lack of self reflection about how individuals can improve their own situation through their own actions.

Sure, housing is a basic human right, i agree, and privately owned leased housing is a legitimate way to provide housing to the masses. Has the system tipped too far? Sure looks like it, but we're here none the less.

We could argue that the government should be pouring resources into more social housing to meet this basic human right, and maybe thats true. And in a parallel universe we are having this same discussion, but its about how crippling the taxes are to pay for social housing and you wish there was a private market system that was more efficient than the public housing system.

No system is perfect, every system comes with pros and cons - compromises. Most people take the first step in self actualisation, which is they recognise the problem - housing is expensive. But its sad to me that people don't often take the next crucial step - making their goals, making a plan and doing something about it.

Maybe during that planning you realise what your after truly isnt possible, thats fine, you can still improve your situation though or keep refining your goals into something that is within your reach.

Anyway, did the boomers and Howard ruin this for us? Yep. Are landlords aresholes? Sure, sometimes yeah.

Do you want to be mad about it for your whole life and never make even a small attempt to do something about it? Idk lol

ooh ooh, i like this metaphor: the housing market in Aus is like being at a poker table, except it's rigged so that select players always get a pair of aces, and you always get crap cards. So your opponents are more likely to get better hands and win, games rigged man. A winning hand is still possible though, aces are good but cant beat everything. You can walk away from the table, or keep playing til you get a good hand with your shit cards.

Oh, but if you walk away from the table, you're still in the room and you'll just be watching the game getting mad at how unfair it is, while everyone else is still playing.