A period characterized by economic anxiety for millennials following the 2008 recession, with discourse about lack of good jobs and inability to afford housing.
"I just wanted to say all of the doom here about Gen Z reminds me so much of the millennial discourse during the Obama era. No good jobs post recession, can't afford a house etc. Everything was so cheap back then, but I also only made $30k a year as a college grad so there really wasn't a way to get "