statistically the majority of them won’t ‘win’ so why would they bother trying?
the economic rewards of a good life are now only available to a smaller and smaller portion of the population. if your parents were doctors, you’ll be fine, but if they are blue collar workers, you are doomed.
the economic top 10% have basically walled off all economic opportunity for themselves and their children. nobody else gets a shot at it anymore in America. they have locked up education, housing, and healthcare behind massive paywalls that say ‘your parents must make 150K+ before you can even play’.
and they know this. it’s everywhere around them everyday. they watch their parents struggle to pay bills and getting crushed by healthcare, housing, and other costs.
the days of being an average person and going to college and coming out on the other side with a good job stopped in the 1990s.
statistically the majority of them won’t ‘win’ so why would they bother trying?
the economic rewards of a good life are now only available to a smaller and smaller portion of the population. if your parents were doctors, you’ll be fine, but if they are blue collar workers, you are doomed.
the economic top 10% have basically walled off all economic opportunity for themselves and their children. nobody else gets a shot at it anymore in America. they have locked up education, housing, and healthcare behind massive paywalls that say ‘your parents must make 150K+ before you can even play’.
and they know this. it’s everywhere around them everyday. they watch their parents struggle to pay bills and getting crushed by healthcare, housing, and other costs.
the days of being an average person and going to college and coming out on the other side with a good job stopped in the 1990s.