There are definitely new and unique challenges. There have always been challenges. There will always be challenges. Those challenges will be different over time. It's our responsibility as a species to adapt to those challenges.

I think that for most "younger" people, a lot of the frustration comes from the fact that we were taught to do things a certain way financially. A lot of us did those things, made mostly good choices, and we're not really being rewarded for those things to nearly the same extent as past generations. And that's fine. Things change, we learn new information and better methods of living. It's our responsibility to adapt. However, when we bring this up in most forums, we're told that we're wrong. Most people are unwilling to have a conversation about the root of the problems and legitimate, feasible changes we could make to better life for the vast majority of citizens.

My concerns are less about myself. I hopefully have 50-60 years left and I don't plan on having kids. Even if the rises in rent/overall cost of living continue to far outpace salary increases (rent increases have outpaced income gains by 325% in the last 40 years), I doubt I'll ever truly struggle. I will live a less luxurious life with less hobbies and less travel than I'd hoped and expected, but ultimately, it is what it is. I'll never be hungry at my current salary.

My frustrations and concerns mostly stem from the fact that we, as a country, continue to operate as if the US will be just fine moving forward if we continue with the status quo. Meanwhile, it is becoming harder and harder for younger generations to build wealth. And neither political party is doing anything to address the problem. And there are no signs that they ever will.

I'm not going to pretend I have all the answers. I don't. But a general acceptance of the issues we're facing and an open dialogue among our "leaders" would be a start, and for the most part as a society we can't even accomplish that.

I don't venture into these topics often so if anything above is too political, I will remove it.

Nothing political about it.  It is the absolute truth for most millennials, and you've summarized it very well.

Go to Pizzeria Bianco (downtown) just after lunch, put in for a table, expect to wait 2 hours+.
Go to their little bar next door, bring a deck of cards, amuse yourself.
Be pleasantly surprised when the wait is only 105 minutes.
Enjoy the best pizza this side of Napoli.

That's absolutely shocking.  I have a dozen friends in the Phoenix area and zero have recommended it... and they're not small men.

What is your position on Mr Potatoe head?

If he wants to wear Mrs. Potato(e) head's outfit, feel free.

I hear you.   My generation was also told to do things how our parents did.   It failed.for us, too. Ergo, we went through our underemployed out of college phase.   'Slacker' was coined to describe us.
   Yes, the price of college and housing has outstripped inflation and wage increases.  Yes, there are no easy solutions.  If there were, someone would have done them.
   There is a generational aspect to the systemic problems and the politics.   I hope, and I mean this with every fiber of my being, that your generation does a better job of looking those problems in the eye and working on solutions, than have the boomers and the older Xers.

Agree about Mazulla - very unimpressive in-game coach. But he did run a nice play to free Brown up for the tying 3, so credit where it's due.

True, but if Indiana just switches that screen it's not as clean of a catch.