There are pros and cons for either demographic: whilst being older may be ideal since not only you bypass age restrictions, you also have the capability on purchasing it with your own money without having to ask parents for that given that you have employment and recurring income. Gaming as a kid gives more time without having to dwell much on responsibilities that adults have to worry about but at the same time are held by school.

    • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      82·
      9 days ago

      Me being a shit parent? Fuck off. You know nothing about me and your response reeks of being an entitled asshat.

      Do you even have kids or a career or do you just live in mommy’s basement? Are you a nepo baby maybe? Clearly you don’t understand what you’re talking about and have never had to really struggle.

      • SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        9 days ago

        Anyone can be a parent. Being a good parent, however, takes sacrifice. There are only so many hours in the day. And sure, I could game once they’re asleep but that means the laundry,dishes, lunches, etc. can’t get done which is a direct impact on their lives and your own. Most young parents will have to deprioritize gaming for years to make everything work. Imo good parenting comes with selflessness. Once your kids are properly automated you can slowly regain leisure time.

        • sexy_peach@feddit.orgEnglish
          22·
          9 days ago

          This heavily depends on how many hours you need to work each day. Two parents working 20h/week can have a lot of free time and may be able to afford a decent life in many places

              • SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.caEnglish
                1·
                8 days ago

                Unfortunately, in Canada, it’s not possible to live in a house with that type of work situation unless you’re of a much older generation and bought your house decades ago. When I was younger it was typical for the father to have the full-time job (blue collar) and his wife to have a part-time job for “fun money”. Those days are long gone. Any couple starting up are both going to need professional jobs and likely live with their parents for quite a few years if they want to crack the housing market only to live house-poor.

                I’m a millennial, I caught the middle ground. Housing wasn’t as expensive (but far from cheap) but still required both my wife and I to have above average paying jobs and we didn’t start having kids until our mid-30s in order to get our finances in order

                • sexy_peach@feddit.orgEnglish
                  1·
                  7 days ago

                  Living in a house is pretty inefficient in a few ways, I live in a flat, it’s way cheaper.

                  • SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.caEnglish
                    2·
                    7 days ago

                    Again, different places. Rentals are through the roof here, not a lot of savings to be had the prices went up along with the real estate. Plenty of rentals in cities, we’d have to relocate only to downsize then pay a comparable amount and be at the mercy of landlords. Owning houses, although expensive still makes sense here if you can do it. Living in a rental means you’ll never get out seeing as 2500+ monthly to live in a dump with rooms to accommodate children and much more to live in a larger city and/or nicer place. Rentals are a trap these days.

        • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          6·
          9 days ago

          Maybe you should collect your shitty, entitled, poorly informed take and just fuck all the way off? Again, you clearly have absolutely no clue what you’re talking about. You’re either a troll or an entitled moron.

          Speaking of time management, this concludes our conversation. Goodbye.