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Flint · 03-21-2019, 04:58 PM

I think you can't have a full discussion about why young people are experiencing historical levels of stress, anxiety, depression, nihilism, resentment, and the effects that cascade from there, without addressing the tangible impact of the lack of economic opportunities that are available to the group of people who grew up during the 2008 recession.

I personally suspect that the rise of young, white, male violence is coming from a group of boys who saw their fathers and grandfathers being able to support a family and maintain patriarchal dominance over society by simply being a reasonably proficient, regular (white), middle-class dude. I'm sure they're asking why that social contract has betrayed them. Of course they have nihilism and resentment.

What are we telling them-- pull yourselves up by the bootstraps?

03-21-2019, 04:58 PM	#11
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I think you can't have a full discussion about why young people are experiencing historical levels of stress, anxiety, depression, nihilism, resentment, and the effects that cascade from there, without addressing the tangible impact of the lack of economic opportunities that are available to the group of people who grew up during the 2008 recession. I personally suspect that the rise of young, white, male violence is coming from a group of boys who saw their fathers and grandfathers being able to support a family and maintain patriarchal dominance over society by simply being a reasonably proficient, regular (white), middle-class dude. I'm sure they're asking why that social contract has betrayed them. Of course they have nihilism and resentment. What are we telling them-- pull yourselves up by the bootstraps? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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