Or maybe a small political movement. Much of our family traces back to the Midwest or southern New England factory towns. It's been quite astonishing seeing th

Or maybe a small political movement. Much of our family traces back to the Midwest or southern New England factory towns. It's been quite astonishing seeing the professional and geographic migrations that happen as a new generation comes of age. The starting point is just as described: Rust Belt parents with fraying big-company jobs that were predicated on medium incomes, mid-level skills and high expected levels of job security. The next generation is ending up in Seattle or North Carolina. Some are going to Colorado, California or Washington DC. They aren't staying in their parents' communities. They're switching employers more, and they're ending up in fluid fields like IT security, consulting, social services, graphic design, etc. where you're expected to fine-tune your career every few years. Yeah, the older generation is unhappy and ready to vote for politicians who engage with them. But the next generation isn't asking government to make societal change stop. They just want a fair shot at whatever new opportunities come along (and some dreamy stuff about making college both cheaper, easier and more useful - all at once.)