The biggest difference I see is our parents talk about how they started with nothing and my peers talk about how they are working to get to nothing and out of debt. Majority of people my age seem to be putting off home buying and have children (if they have them at all). To many their 20s are a sort of lost time financially where student debt is everything an they have to find some entry level position as get desperate after period of unemployment after graduation.
For many the worst part is the indignity of having to move back home despite having a degree and full time career because $500-700/month student loan payments make meeting ends meet so challenging. They are told how entitled they are and they are failures.
All that said, the young bring it on ourselves. We don't vote and therefore no one cares about us. The old do so social security and medicare are secure for them.
