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The Go-Nowhere Generation

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Re: The Go-Nowhere Generation

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For about $200, young Nevadans who face a statewide 13 percent jobless rate can hop a Greyhound bus to North Dakota, where they’ll find a welcome sign and a 3.3 percent rate. Why are young people not crossing borders? Because in addition to that $200 for the bus ticket, they'd also need money on hand for first month's rent, security deposit, probably some new furniture and houseware, etc. plus enough saved up to be a…

"Because in addition to that $200 for the bus ticket, they'd also need money on hand for first month's rent, security deposit, probably some new furniture and houseware, etc. plus enough saved up to be able to commit to the lease without knowing how much income they'll have... if/once they do manage to line up a job." These concerns are not unique to the current generation. Pulling up stumps and moving in search of w…

I like this analysis better! For bonus points, why would this generation be any more risk averse than previous generations?

Managing risk is a learned behaviour, and we've kinda got our recession on... may be they were paying attention. Heck, I couldn't be prouder of these cottonwool wrapped kids. Let's give em a low carb imitation lollypop.

Re: The Go-Nowhere Generation

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What an out of touch dude. I'm not sure he gets that the wealth is being created by our minds instead of our backs. I wonder if he could code anything he used to send or publish that article - or even if he understands even the absolute basics of how that series of tubes works. I doubt it. If we're renaming generations, perhaps we can rename his the "You've Lead America Off a Cliff And Stiffed Your Children With The…

Totally agreed. I think, however, the author mentions an interesting point, but he fail to deliver it correctly. The documentary "High Anxieties - The Mathematics of Chaos", by David Malone makes a very historical analysis of the point the author is trying to make.

Re: The Go-Nowhere Generation

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"Perhaps more worrisome, kids who grow up during tough economic times also tend to believe that luck plays a bigger role in their success, which breeds complacency." This sentence caught my eye. Could the economic climate be reflected in a person's locus of control? http://wilderdom.com/psychology/loc/LocusOfControlWhatIs.htm... I agree with many views expressed here by the way and thought the article a tad patronisi…

I've been noticing this on sites like Reddit more and more these days. There is a growing sense that wealth is only generated by luck or corruption. It's extremely dangerous thinking.

It's also not dead wrong which is terribly unfortunate. (this is not to imply that it is dead right either, but ammunition for cynicism definitely isn't good in this instance)
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