Thanks, Millennials: L.A.'s Population Tops 4 Million for the First Time (native)

[tijlover]

I keep praying for headlines that will never appear: L.A. Nimby's and Coastal Commissioners Imprisoned! Population zooms to 8 million! Cranes in the air everywhere!

Don't you wish you had a top floor condo on one of those high rises built on Mulholland Drive?

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by tijlover

I keep praying for headlines that will never appear: L.A. Nimby's and Coastal Commissioners Imprisoned! Population zooms to 8 million! Cranes in the air everywhere!

Don't you wish you had a top floor condo on one of those high rises built on Mulholland Drive?

Earthquake

[highlanderfil]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

Earthquake

Really? No way!

[adr3naline]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

Of course all this conversation is about wealthy technie millenials, ignoring the silent majority that are stuck in low wage jobs with no job advancement

The millions Hispanic youth who live with their families for life

Point is the population branded Millennial is very wide, making generalizations foolish.

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by PDR2015

you know... you're touching on a sensitive subject here bringing up ethnicity into the conversation.

it's relevant, though any race can be included in that statement. there's this stereotype of millenials as all educated urban well off professionals when its not hte case at all

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

it's relevant, though any race can be included in that statement. there's this stereotype of millenials as all educated urban well off professionals when its not hte case at all

Very good point. And by the way, most millennial whites are not well off and do not have advanced degrees either. You'll find plenty of white people working in stores, restaurants, and bars.

And yes the job market is not good these days. Offshoring of labor, outsourcing of work to temp agencies, and other actions have decimated private sector employment to the point where most private sector jobs are low pay with no benefits.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

Many of the transplants who arrive in Los Angeles, SF, NYC, or other big cities are years, if not decades away from being able to afford to buy a house in these markets. A large percentage will never be able to in these areas and ends up moving out. In fact getting their own apartment is an ambitious goal for much of this bunch.

This is not a knock against you, but let's be serious the majority of new transplant arrivals can barely afford a ROOM.

Very true. In talking to some younger people here, some move here without a car. While mass transit has greatly improved, not having a car in LA while possible, still isn't easy.

Originally Posted by adr3naline

Agreed and no offense taken. I'm currently selling my beautiful brand new upscale on-the-river-downtown condo in Milwaukee for less than the purchase price of a 400sqft studio in LA. Talk about a sacrifice. We'll be renters until we can add another 40k to our income...which is realistically ~5 years out. The choice to relocate really came down "now or never".

Your situation is not the norm. Many of the younger people who move here(and especially if they're trying to get into some aspect of the entertainment industry) aren't moving out here with sale of condo in another state to back them up.

And this isn't anything new.

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

Very good point. And by the way, most millennial whites are not well off and do not have advanced degrees either. You'll find plenty of white people working in stores, restaurants, and bars.

And yes the job market is not good these days. Offshoring of labor, outsourcing of work to temp agencies, and other actions have decimated private sector employment to the point where most private sector jobs are low pay with no benefits.

yep, all those idiots say... oh wow the economy has rebounded, unemployment at 5% or whatever... little do they realize two things... one, it doesn't count the 20% of people who have given up on looking for a job or live off gov aid, and two, the jobs that have returned, tend to be lower paying or part time compared to how it used to be!

[MordinSolus]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

it's relevant, though any race can be included in that statement. there's this stereotype of millenials as all educated urban well off professionals when its not hte case at all

That is not the stereotype of Millennials. WTF?

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by MordinSolus

That is not the stereotype of Millennials. WTF?

you said it yourself earlier in the thread.