On the road (again).
Older, often industrial urban areas are being transformed into cool, hip enclaves in scores of cities. Young educated professionals, largely single, childless, and sometimes gay, are moving into these upscale neighborhoods.
Older, often industrial urban areas are being transformed into cool, hip enclaves in scores of cities. Young educated professionals, largely single, childless, and sometimes gay, are moving into these upscale neighborhoods.
Young persons like to think they have less bias than their parents, but in fact they are simply bigoted about different things. Many are down on fat people, smokers, and people who drive Humvees, for example, rather than race or sexual orientation.
Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a brilliant, if not eccentric, Scottish economist, philosopher, and psychologist all rolled into one. Smith explained why, despite our selfish feelings, an internal voice helps us be more sensitive to the needs of others.
Eighty-five percent of parents see one path to success for their kids—go to college to earn a bachelor’s degree. Yet, while 70% of high-school graduates will follow that path, only about 30% will earn a degree ten years later.
The slogan “We are the 99%,” popularized by Occupy Wall Street protesters, refers to income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. When it comes to “making it,” many young persons today feel anxious and vulnerable.
Young persons increasingly put greater faith in the wisdom of crowds (such as Google) and prize the confidence of their peers above that of trusted sources of wisdom. But “tribal elders” represent a better source of wisdom, if you take the initiative to ask.