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Explore how people in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 have changed over four decades

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Re: Explore how people in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 have changed over four decades

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Post by disputin »

learnstats2 wrote: post #74
disputin wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They do have the option to leave, and looking around London that's exactly what they're doing, which is not good for the countries they're leaving. I'd say it's more important that they have the means to change that system.

Why do you think it's bad for the countries they are leaving that people can go and find work elsewhere and gain experience and skills (and most likely, return with these)? There doesn't seem to be much of a downside to me.

In the context of Spain: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7bdd5ce-995e-11e3-91cd-00144feab7...

Re: Explore how people in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 have changed over four decades

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Post by droidist2 »

Kluny wrote: post #71
IndianAstronaut wrote: post #67

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The next obvious thing that will start to happen is higher crime. Lots of unemployed, lots of time on hands, and no future.

I've actually seen more than one article commenting about how strange it is that there hasn't been a rise in crime yet.

With all the medications young people are given to chemically induce well-behavedness I'm not surprised.

Re: Explore how people in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 have changed over four decades

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Post by markyc »

droidist2 wrote: post #82
Kluny wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've actually seen more than one article commenting about how strange it is that there hasn't been a rise in crime yet.

With all the medications young people are given to chemically induce well-behavedness I'm not surprised.

also wii, iphones and facebook

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Post by cryoshon »

droidist2 wrote: post #82
Kluny wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've actually seen more than one article commenting about how strange it is that there hasn't been a rise in crime yet.

With all the medications young people are given to chemically induce well-behavedness I'm not surprised.

I agree with your take on things generally speaking, but I don't think it's necessarily correlated with the crime rate.

It's hard to color outside the lines when your brain is being flooded with chemical compliance, but think about the people who are going to be on psychoactive prescriptions in the first place: people who can afford very expensive and time consuming behavioral healthcare. The subset of people who can afford behavioral healthcare are probably much better off than the people who would resort to crime in an economic downturn.

Re: Explore how people in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 have changed over four decades

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Post by dredmorbius »

kilroy123 wrote: post #32

As a millennial these trends are frighting to see. It's frustrating when I chat with friends who are a few years older than me about this (mid 30s), and they blame all of this on millennials just being lazy. Or stupid, for picking bad degrees. I think the issues are larger and more systemic than that.

Gen-Xers were "lazy do-nothings" for a few years in the early 1990s, also a recession (though not as bad as what's come since). Until the Clinton Expansion took off and they turned into the Dot Commies.

I see opprobrium heaped on generations broadly as hugely inaccurate and misplaced.

Re: Explore how people in the U.S. aged 18 to 34 have changed over four decades

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Post by dredmorbius »

tswartz wrote: post #63

Interesting to see how even though % with bachelor degrees has grown since 1980, salaries have decreased and poverty has increased. Obviously, not all correlated, but still interesting.

As I've been saying for some time regarding the current employment / opportunity situation: we're not going to educate our way out of this mess.
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