Im from Long Island, born raised spent over 4 decades there before I got out.
People felt bad for us when we bought our first home on Long Island for $140,000. 1.5 baths, 3 bths and needed a lot of work. Even the real estate agent said to us (and I will never forget this) I feel bad for young people today (1988!!!!), the prices are so crazy and so little available.
Well that was back around 1988 and the same holds true today even though that house would be 500,000+ today if it needed a lot of work, if not add another $100,000 to the price, everyone is still living in those homes and everyone is still buying them, in fact its a bargain on Long Island right now to be close in on Long Island as well as close to the beaches ect.
It's all relative to what the public can pay or the homes would have no one living in them. It's all a choice. Just because your parents home is $800,000 now means the public can afford it and for people who cant afford it, they have to move out of the area. Throughout history its aways been this way. Two people working households are a lifestyle choice, not a requirement unless they want the specific area.
Not to sound cold but it's just a fact of life all around the world. You either can afford something or not and you either decide to sacrifice to afford something, such as both people working, driving used cheap cars, cheap phones, cheap furniture or you sacrifice moving to a place or state that you can afford it.
Social media has some people, the minority by far (by choice) living in constant misery instead of just dealing with life reality and moving forward to achieve.