I found it rather difficult to read the article "A Generation Hobbled..." between the paroxysms of pure rage at the injustice of this system. Knowledge of the world around us is a fundamental part of being human; why can't that be available to everyone, regardless of financial status? High-falutin' colleges claim that their resources "can be a reality for everyone, no matter your income or background"...while requiring students to run a flaming obstacle course to get scholarships of any substance, and using car salesman tactics to placate students worried about the money being guzzled off them. If the fury I felt was converted somehow into thermal energy, it would more than likely be able to melt tungsten.
Although rather late to the temporal party, I am technically a Millennial. "Millennials Didn't Abandon..." relates some results from a Pew Research Center report that matches up with some observations I have about young people today. Case in point: the Internet. Home of no end of atheist communities, libertarian groups, and counterculture movements such as Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street. This is well in line with Pew's results about a growing discontent with religion and politics. Even the Internet's favorite kind of humor -- cynicism and snark -- reflects the general trend towards pessimism. Admittedly, these are merely anecdotal notes, but the possibility of a connection seems interesting enough.
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