Referencing the median home price of the US as a whole is retarded. Living anywhere outside of a major city or a suburb of a major city drops that number significantly (obviously, retard). I don't feel bad for doordash addicted retards living in Brooklyn whining that they will never own a home.
So while I agree it's gotten pretty bad in terms of wages vs house prices, this is what you should take into account. Meal prepping, not drinking soda or coffee, driving a beater, and not splashing out on fancy gadgets only get you so far if your rent is a large percentage of your salary.
Big cities are a trap. Wages are driven down by a lot of things, mainly access to cheap labor. Likewise, home prices are driven up by the excess of people vying for them. If you can, move out of the city and set yourself up somewhere smaller. There might be fuck all to do there in comparison to the infinite instant gratification available in a city, but you'll find your money goes a lot further. Bonuses include a reduction in crime, nicer neighbors (since they don't just fuck off and move after a while), access to nature and more square footage. Of course, it is a trap, so it's easier said than done to escape.
Also fuck doordash, JustEat and all the other delivery service apps, they're partly responsible for driving down the wages of delivery drivers. A once time honored teenager job is now relegated to people who barely speak the native language and steal your food when they're hungry.
Back on topic:
Whenever I have the misfortune of going to reddit, there's always a long ass thread that boils down to people arguing that corruption is impossible to root out and how Musk (who is apparently the real president of the USA) is dumb for going against it.
There's corruption and nepotism everywhere so I can understand their point of view, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't try to get rid of it. That's peak "it's too hard, I can't be bothered" talk. Which is to be expected of Redditors. For all of Musks faults, he sets goals and puts sustained effort into achieving them, with varying levels of success. And as we know there's nothing Redditors hate more than other people being successful.
