Apparently my therapist told me it's “wrong” to blame the economy for anything.
I'm not an idiot, there are factors within my control, and factors beyond my control.
If, during the great depression, I'm pretty sure it would of been easy to look around you and think “well, I'm doing my best, but it doesn't really look all that promising as a whole”?
It is quite strange that many Americans seem to have this weird fetish of only being allowed to find fault within themselves, and can't look beyond to factors existing outside of their control as indicators of success or failure as well.
I think it may be the reason why boomers blame younger kids on being unable to afford college. “Well I afforded it just fine”. So they look at the person as a failure rather than systematic oppression through skyrocketing tuition. Which is very stupid.