Kids These Days

The trends we're on aren't good. Credit to him for not pretending there are easy solutions, but this is a masterful diagnosis.

From Kevin / jon

I read this book because I have a specific opinion on the Millennial Generation: specifically, I believe they have been given a bad rap and they are no different (more narcissistic) than any other previous young cohort. The first 60 or so pages were well reasoned and interesting. Once the author started using the well worn vernacular of Karl Marx, he started to lose me. It became clear rather quickly that Mr. Harris was using the facts and statistics in this book to support his preconceived notion, rather than to inform the facts. This basic arc of the book is: 1) Millenials have it harder than any previous generation; 2) the system can't be changed and was designed by evil capitalists; 3) revolution is the only way to overthrow our capitalist masters; 4) this revolution probably won't happen because the state will prevent us from overthrowing them. It reminds me of a Morrisey song: the beat is poppy; there are some redeeming verses. However, once I listen to the lyrics, I don't really want to go on. I gave this two stars because there was at least 50 pages of interesting material. Unfortunately, this is a 225 page book.