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This is no different than "generation X" in the early 90's. We were called "slackers" then. Lots of well-educated folks with no real job prospects and no money.
by angdis 15y ago
This is no different than "generation X" in the early 90's. We were called "slackers" then. Lots of well-educated folks with no real job prospects and no money. I made $8/hour performing science demonstrations for children!
That's OK though, I think it was normal then and it is normal now. A life of seamless transitions from school to successively higher prestige jobs is a myth and probably always has been.
- bh42222 15y agoThis is no different than "generation X" in the early 90's. We were called "slackers" then. Indeed. But I don't quite agree it is normal. Well it is "normal" if you happen to be in a great recession. And I believe prior to this one, the early 90s recession had been the worst since WWII. So Gen X and Gen Y (or Z?) have that in common. Some generations get lucky and enter the job market during a long running boom. But yes, if your coming of age happens to coincide with a recession, your generation will be accused of being slackers. Now, what I want to know is, are we going to get some good music out of this recession/generation, like we did in the early 90s?
- mkr-hn 15y agoA lot of the people who might have gone into music are doing blogs, books, and things like that.
- jbapple 15y ago> And I believe prior to this one, the early 90s recession had been the worst since WWII. I disagree: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States#Great_Depression_onwards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_Unite... The three recessions immediately preceding the early 90s recession (73-75, 80, 81-82) all had either higher unemployment, a larger GDP reduction, or both.
- bh42222 15y agoI stand corrected.
- rdouble 15y agoIt's worse now than it was for generation X. The 90s were still cheap.