Step 1: Create a world that pressures young adults away from traditional milestones Step 2: Blame young adults for spontaneously avoiding those milestones for

Step 1: Create a world that pressures young adults away from traditional milestones Step 2: Blame young adults for spontaneously avoiding those milestones for no reason except their own moral failings There used to be intense social pressure for young adults to get married whether they wanted to or not -- whether they found a good partner or not -- unless they wanted to live at the margins of society. At the same time, a house was 4x the median income, where now houses are 9x the median income.