So I started looking into this article about “first jobs” being at risk because they are easily automated, but then I found it leads to Wall Street Journal. Okay, but it’s the blog, not an article, so it should be alright, right? Wrong. Even the Wall Street Journal blog posts are behind a paywall. “Well, then, what’s the point of calling it a blog?” I wonder.
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Wall Street Journal article about the decline of motor vehicles among the younger generations. Article about first jobs being easily automated. Surely, these articles are designed for an older reader base? How about an article about how the younger generations are not reading the Wall Street Journal? That is a subject reserved for third party websites to discuss, such as this one.
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https://www.thedrive.com/news/27578/this-is-why-the-emwall-street-journalem-is-wrong-about-kids-and-driving
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Wow, now this is interesting. Here I see an article that head-on headbutts some of what I said was previously covered by the Wall Street Journal. So they’re wrong, that is what this article writer thinks. It’s not a trend that started before the recession, it truly is the economic divide that is reducing car ownership, not a reduction in interest.
And yes, again, sadly we must reiterate how the great American middle class is fading away. Now, here’s the thing. Most of the financial hardships of the younger generations are due most directly to growing income inequality. The cleavage into the 20% comfortable Finance, Technology, Engineering, and Medical sector (FTEM) living a comfortable life with a bright outlook for the future (with limitations for the medical sector), and the 80% low-wage sector where the future is dim and finances are tight.