As people born in the 1980s, we always seem to miss the policies of the times, and the "time dislocation" has been going on:

1 When we were in primary school, university education was free (universities began to charge fees in 1989); but when we entered university, primary school became compulsory education (nine-year compulsory education was implemented in 1986).

2 When we were in school, college students were assigned jobs (my country has not provided job placement for college graduates and above since 1996); but when we graduated, we found that the job market was highly competitive and undergraduates were everywhere.

3 When we were studying, housing could be assigned (my country stopped the physical allocation of housing since 1998); but when we entered society, housing prices were prohibitively high.

4 When we were young, we saw that adults around us could win marriages by owning a bicycle or a sewing machine; but when we grew up, we found that without a house, a car and money, we were not even qualified to talk about love.

5 When we were not yet in the workplace, a technical secondary school degree was enough to become a leader; but when we graduated and looked for jobs, we found that many college students had to do physical labor (no derogatory meaning here).

6 When we were young, the country implemented the one-child policy; but when we became parents, we faced the pressure of encouraging the birth of second and third children, and the family burden was extremely heavy.

7 The group of people who delayed retirement the longest😅😅