I think most people on niche platforms like this are westerners (edit: by “westerner” I mean someone who is a “native” of countries with a western culture), and I’m bored so I just want to talk and share a different perspective. (Also, because Lemmy is a bit quiet at the moment, too quiet for my liking)
Political questions are welcomed.
You have the opportunity to do that because intergenerational family homes are not normalized. If they were, you would not be paid enough to afford a home of your own. You would be financially forced to live with your parents.
How do you figure that my pay would decrease just because I care for my elderly parents?
Because employers pay employees as little as possible. If you don’t have to pay rent, your employer doesn’t have to pay you enough to afford rent.
I don’t think you understand. An intergenerational home is not you living with your parents. It’s your parents living with you and your family.
What’s the difference?
You living with your parents implys your parents own the house and support you and you are under their rules. Your parents living with you implys it’s your house your rules and you are support your parents.