Millennials (Are we doomed)? (Empire: middle-class, best cities, colleges)

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by nullgeo

Never trifle with the wisdom of a 10,000-year-old-Taoist anthropologist, young man ... sage advice is worth its weight in Boomer gold ...

But...but...you're not a boomer. OK, here's how it goes:

Fontucky: born at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Nullgeo: born at the beginning of the Roman Empire

Curmudgeon: Killed the last Woolly Mammoth

hopefully this clears things up a bit




Now I await my verbal ass kicking LOL

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by Andy

Move to Texas. The American Dream is still alive there. California keeps doubling down with stupid govt.

There are liberal areas in Texas. Anybody though who must live in a blue state and be surrounded by only liberals probably shouldn't move there. A lot of people though don't think much about politics and for them, Texas could work. It goes right along with what I said about career vs lifestyle and making compromises. Is the OP willing to live in a red state if it means better career prospects?

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by phlinak

Much respect, nullgeo.

That's one hell of a lady you raised, kudos!!!

oh yeah I forgot to give you credit for this nullgeo. Great job raising a great lady

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Yep, the American dream IS alive, as in being allowed to store hundreds of thousands of pounds of high explosives next door to a public school, a nursing home, a 50-unit apartment building, and single family residences.

Let freedom ring! God bless Texas! To hell with socialistic state regulations!

Now that Texas has finally arrived in this thread (and just what took it so long is what I want to know!), as should be the case with every California Forum thread -- after all, where would California be without Texas love? -- shall we see how long a list of Texas testaments to the American Dream posters can submit?

I'll contribute this one for starters:
How Texas Just Made Miscarriages Even Worse | Jason Stanford

I mean, shouldn't a California thread about opportunity in California include Texas abortions leading the way to Californians realizing the American Dream? Makes perfect sense.

[jkbatca]

Originally Posted by Dellwello

Is college a waste of time and money? What can be done to help get us back to work and in positions so that we aren't underemployed?

As with advice on finding employment (as well as finding an area for buying a home), do NOT go to general forums such as this one [1] or Reddit, where you will get a lot of noise and or people who are trying to support some narrative for whatever reason.

What was the reason you went to a university for? What were the goals of getting a degree? That should be the framework on what you do when you get the degree. If employment is in the picture, then you should investigate the possible types of employment you can get with that degree and see how obtainable it is before going to school.

I say this because I see degreed people who were expecting a job where the job market was not supporting employment with that major (art history?). Now if you were getting a degree for the sake of pursuing knowledge on that subject, then that's cool. However, it is no guarantee nowadays that it will lead to employment.

[1] Ironic that the point of this forum is supported by City Data

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by Gentoo

But...but...you're not a boomer. OK, here's how it goes:

Fontucky: born at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Nullgeo: born at the beginning of the Roman Empire

Curmudgeon: Killed the last Woolly Mammoth

hopefully this clears things up a bit




Now I await my verbal ass kicking LOL

Speaking openly for myself, I was born looong before the advent of the Roman Empire ... Actually, I came on the scene during the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic age ... a trying time ... I was witness to the passing of man's natural state into the world of strife, avarice and greed, constant conflict and, eventually of course, Twinkies.

[oldtrader]

They spend more time on the internet than any who came before. Coincidence?

True with a big BUT. That is a Big But as they were the first generation to grow up with the Internet.

Many people work on the Internet. They connect with their offices to work via the Internet and Intranet. They communicate between offices via the Intranet, Internet and email. They sell products over the Internet. They research as part of their jobs over the Internet. They work for Internet based companies. They do web design for the Internet.

The Internet is far from just being for entertainment.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Gentoo

Well with that attitude, you will make it far. I wouldn't say we don't give a crap though. That's just our version of lack of patients. I completely agree with you on the boomers though.

It is Patience, unless you are a Doctor.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by countofmc

What confuses me about our generation is that we can't seem to marshal ourselves politically. Say what you will about the Boomers, but they did affect a ton of political change.

We already outnumber Boomers allegedly. And supposedly we helped get Obama elected twice because of our internet savvy.

Yet we don't seem to be able to throw our considerable heft around on issues that probably matter to a vast majority of millenials - like tuition/ student loans. Maybe we lack the wealth, maybe it's not our time yet. No idea.

Most lack the interest.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

Yep, the American dream IS alive, as in being allowed to store hundreds of thousands of pounds of high explosives next door to a public school, a nursing home, a 50-unit apartment building, and single family residences.

Sounds interesting... What are their fireworks laws like? Tell me more about this place you call "Texas"...