Hopeless at 22.
Hello i am 22 years old located in a pretty big city located in the deep south. mostly everyone around me my age is either in my position (working restaurant industry and living paycheck to paycheck) or super well off being supported by their parents and going to college not having to work at all. i do not understand how i am supposed to compete? i go to community college because its the only school i can truly afford (university is a fucking pipe dream to me) and i work everyday. my whole life consists of school and work. my degree, shit all degrees, are not promising anything. i feel as if im headed towards a dead-end. will there ever be a day where my generation ,that doesnt have generational wealth from their parents, ever see a salary over 35k? ive lost all hopes of a future family and a house. the narrative of the standard american life is dead to me and my generation, what is happening??