As a 43 y/o who witnessed both, the entry-level job market is *far* worse in the 2020s than it was in the GFC. With the GFC there were at most 2 really bad years before the stimulus rebooted things. With the 2020s we're on year 5 of the Fed choking the life out of the labor mkt.
google “2008 market crash” and maybe you can start to understand people over 30 are giving you legitimate advice based on our own experiences