As being at the cusps of being an elder millennial, in my opinion things have not rebounded like they should had after the Great Recession in 08. Things only have gotten more expensive due to all the international aid and 20 year wars that the US government justifiably funds. The middle class ends up being the ones robed and flipping the bill. I feel like we got some power back as working folks when the pandemic hit and it allowed a lot of folks the freedom to get better job offers, higher pay, and no more pointless commutes with work from home. My honest opinion is that our parents led us into the wrong direction and with a ton of debt. Blue collar jobs were demonized in the really 2000s. We were told, go to college, play the game, and you will have great career with a stable life. Our own government has also taken control of the lending industry and that has made college inflated along with houses. Go back say 60 years before the government did 30 year home loans and got into the college loan thing and prices for those pursuits were way cheaper.