Comment by MentalM

> Or maybe, idk, we do something about this?

Like what? There is no things that will get an average engineer or lawyer better result in the future than retraining and adjusting their living standards.

> I'm already a part of a generation that's the first in American history to have a lower standard of living than their parents.

Good. While US dominance over the world and it's ability to rob other countries will continue to decrease, your living standards will continue to decrease as well.