Good post. It’s refreshing to see someone push back on the whole idea of generations, which does seem like a lazy way of grouping people that starts to fall apart as soon as you dig into it (like astrological signs).
The 20% figure for U.S. college enrollment is not clear. Not sure if you’re referring to the current college-age population or the larger adult population, and then only those with college debt? The overall percentage is quite a bit higher for both:
Nicely said, Luiza. As someone who writes quite a bit about generational conflict, I think you make some good points here!
I'm currently reading "The Nineties" by Chuck Klosterman, which so far has some interesting things to say about Generation X and their place in all this between Boomers and Millenials.
Good post. It’s refreshing to see someone push back on the whole idea of generations, which does seem like a lazy way of grouping people that starts to fall apart as soon as you dig into it (like astrological signs).
The 20% figure for U.S. college enrollment is not clear. Not sure if you’re referring to the current college-age population or the larger adult population, and then only those with college debt? The overall percentage is quite a bit higher for both:
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cpb
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/educational-attainment.html
U.S. college cost might be a bit overstated and appears to be actually getting cheaper:
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/23/american-universities-have-an-incentive-to-seem-extortionate
Nicely said, Luiza. As someone who writes quite a bit about generational conflict, I think you make some good points here!
I'm currently reading "The Nineties" by Chuck Klosterman, which so far has some interesting things to say about Generation X and their place in all this between Boomers and Millenials.
Thanks Clancy! Honestly, this text was a struggle to write and I still think I couldn’t really put into words exactly what I wanted to say haha
Anyway, at some point you need to hit publish or give up on it completely. And thanks for the book recommendation!
I’m glad you hit publish! Well researched and written. Also, I love Neighbors! I’m excited for more Byrne-Rogen shenanigans in Platonic.