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20-somethings have always had roommates.
In New York or LA, sure. But in my hometown of <20,000 where rent prices have quadrupled in the past decade? No
But now thirty, forty, and fifty-somethings get to have them, too!
Way to miss the fucking point by a damn mile bubba
Yep. People historically lived in multi-generational homes and moved out to live with roommates in a dorm or with their partner to start a family. Living by oneself is historically very uncommon. Homes are expensive, it only makes sense to split that cost with others.
If you can afford to live by yourself, more power to you. If you can't, consider moving to a cheaper area or finding someone to live with.
Multi-generational homes doesn't necessarily equate to multiple incomes for support. Historically there was a single income earner because cost of living was more balanced with average income (not true for everyone and every demographic, but on average). Having two or more people in the family earning a paycheck is a modern invention as wages flatlined. I suppose you could go further back when the income was the family farm or business and the kids were free labor, but that's not really a comparable situation to what's being discussed.
This was not caused by flattening wages, but by women not being seen as possessions
Women being able to have jobs, own property and generally be self-sufficient is historically very uncommon.
Maybe we shouldn't give a fuck about what was common historically.