while it's true that things don't seem to be looking up yet, this is a problem that 2000s kids won't have to deal with for another 5 or 6 years, so who knows, maybe things will get better
Plenty of us who watched our coworkers get laid off in 2009 also "get it." Also, we parents of '90s kids, who would like them to eventually move out of our house also "get it." You aren't the first generation to have challenges economically, socially, or professionally.
I think I'll start spraying pam on the steps at work and it'll work itself out