JAKARTA - In recent years, the lives of people in the middle class have begun to experience a shift that is quite felt, especially among the younger generation.
If in the past owning a house, vehicle, and a stable life was considered a realistic achievement, now many young people are actually facing a different reality.
This is also influenced by many factors, ranging from the rising cost of living, the increasingly difficult to reach property prices, to the demands of a modern lifestyle that make the concept of "mapan" increasingly relative.
In the midst of this condition, a phenomenon also emerged in which many young people look financially okay, but in fact face no small economic pressure. Such as installments, consumer lifestyles, to job uncertainty in the digital era, all of them have formed a new landscape that makes the middle class position feel increasingly fragile.
Public figure Timothy Ronald is back in the spotlight after expressing his views on this change. In one of his videos, he assessed that not many people have fully realized the major changes in the global economic system that have a direct impact on daily life.
He highlighted that the previous generation still had the opportunity to live comfortably with relatively stable jobs. However, today, this condition is considered to be very different, especially because the increase in the cost of living is not proportional to income growth.
"Your era is like you can live comfortably as a middle class, just work to get a house and have one car, it's gone," said Timothy in a press statement received by VOI, Monday, March 20.
According to Timothy, this change also affects the way of looking at asset ownership. He assessed that in the future, more and more people will find it difficult to own large assets such as houses or vehicles, and tend to switch to a rental system.
"This world will be divided into two classes, the elite class and the slave class," he said.
He also touched on technological developments, including artificial intelligence, which are considered potentially changing the landscape of work. Digital-based jobs, which have been considered safe, are actually one of the most vulnerable to be replaced.
In addition, he reminded that not a few people who look established on the surface, but actually have a fairly large financial burden. This condition makes the middle class position increasingly unstable.
Through his statement, Timothy Ronald hopes that the younger generation can be more aware of the changes that are taking place and start adjusting their mindset and life strategies to remain relevant in the midst of the ever-changing dynamics of the times.
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