Although there is no complete consensus has been reached on this topic yet I would like to take a stance and make disagreement with the given thesis that today, life is easier and cozier than it was when our grandparents were young. In order to substantiate my central focal points, I will provide specific reasons and explore the given topic in great detail in this essay.
To begin with, I firmly believe that it is still uneasy for most people to live wealthier and comfortably in modern society. Opponents of my perspective claim that since most people have their own house, they don’t need to worry about being starved and where to sleep. Accordingly, life became much cozier and easier than that of past. Proponents of this view several points as the rationales for their argument and their argument might have some validity. But after closer look, observation and analysis into their argument would prove inadequate. Much to their surprise, there exists an abundance of examples that calling into question what they claim. Among such examples, an instance that I’m going to describe here can elucidate their incorrect viewpoint. Recently, not different with past, some countries in the world has undergone sort of depression, and price inflation has been continued. These are the serious factors for people which closely related to their living problem. Moreover, People still need to worry about disbursement for daily necessities such as foods, clothes, etc. This validates my earlier contention that people still don’t really dwell comfortably off even today.
The account of mine that I illustrated above is not the only evidence to supply my view. A recent survey conducted by one of the leading educational consulting firms in Korea endorsed my opinion when the survey respondents were asked whether they sided with the opinion that most people think that life became harder because of keen competition or not. A leading education expert claims that recently, unemployment rate has been continuously increased, and it became harder to get a job for young person, because of high rate of competition. It would become a burden for young people and they obviously feel that life is not easy. One thing that can be inferred from the argument that life became much harder than that of past is young person’s suicide rate. If they feel it is much easier and comfortable than ever before, it would not be increased.
In conclusion, in spite of the fact that nowadays, there would be some things that is easier than past, I strongly believe that life is not really easier than that of past, according to what I described above. Taking into account all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that it is not true that life is easier and cozier than that of past.