Same thing in Spain, compounded by the fact that not only the generation of people over 60 own the housing and receive the rents, but they actually make more from pensions than new workers make as a salary (the latter is, I think, not true in Germany).
This is a really toxic situation because it seems that for many young people, objectively speaking, career matters quite little. You can be unambitious, get a mediocre job, need your parents' help to survive and expect most of your wealth to eventually come from inheritance... or you can be ambitious and hard-working, get a better job, but still need your parents' help to survive (only somewhat less) and still expect most of your wealth to eventually come from inheritance.
It's a sad situation, and I say this as someone who is not that young anymore and owns an apartment, so it's not personal whining but genuine worry about where society is heading.
This is a really toxic situation because it seems that for many young people, objectively speaking, career matters quite little. You can be unambitious, get a mediocre job, need your parents' help to survive and expect most of your wealth to eventually come from inheritance... or you can be ambitious and hard-working, get a better job, but still need your parents' help to survive (only somewhat less) and still expect most of your wealth to eventually come from inheritance.
It's a sad situation, and I say this as someone who is not that young anymore and owns an apartment, so it's not personal whining but genuine worry about where society is heading.