The real problem here is the culture of telling people how amazing they are without them actually having achieved anything, which is really the basis for the ne

The real problem here is the culture of telling people how amazing they are without them actually having achieved anything, which is really the basis for the negative views people have about millenials. For example, the hordes of people who chase their dreams of becoming famous by acting, singing or, worst of all, just for being famous (aka the Kardashians). The dark side of all this pops up as many of these people get spit out. Some turn to drugs (I saw a show about meth usage in Hollywood and there were an awful lot of addicts of people who moved to LA to pursue their dream). Not weighing up the cost of college is a big one. It's not that college has to have a positive ROI. There's something to be said for quality of life and the actual experience but still, we're asking 18 year olds to be realistic of how they'll pay for this eventually and that's a lot to ask of an 18 year old who has been told their entire life to follow their dreams and how amazing they are. It's fair enough for something like this post to try and quantify the true cost of college but don't that having more money and working as a truck driver is not necessarily a better outcome for that person.