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3 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

i know monica GIF

 

The essay is about GenX from the standpoint that it's writing about how GenX white males didn't pay any price in connection with the implementation of DEI hiring policies.  The people who are in power among GenX are disproportionately white males.  And we didn't throw ourselves out of power.

That's a bit part of the thesis of the essay, and it's a part with which I strongly agree.

I'm not even disagreeing with the author's observations about the impact on his cohort of Millenial white males.  I'm just saying I don't care.


Fair enough not to care, although it turns out that the people you don’t care about found some people who do say they care. 

And in a neat trick: now that the knives are out, the old white guys with money still get make out ahead. But we can’t say that about others. So, maybe a bit of messaging discipline might be in order. 
 

 

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29 minutes ago, NWBuck said:

Starting the article now... I'm wondering if there's any consideration for the fact that the millennial generation was enormous (almost as large as boomers), and came into the workforce at the same time as wider spread automation, technology, and outsourcing. Those factors would seem to explain some of the lower job availability, particularly if you also include boomers staying in their jobs longer than their predecessors (due to lifespan and wellness changes when compared to the greatest generation). 

I did not see any mitigating circumstances which was one of my complaints.  Put all his energy into the life’s not fair and I’m a victim argument.  

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7 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

I did not see any mitigating circumstances which was one of my complaints.  Put all his energy into the life’s not fair and I’m a victim argument.  

I wonder who it's more unfair for, white men or everyone else.

It's a mystery.

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Posted (edited)
23 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I wonder who it's more unfair for, white men or everyone else.

It's a mystery.

Honestly, I think it’s about the same. 

To achieve the basics of “The American Dream” in this world requires three or more of the following:

- brains
- looks
- family connections and money
- good health
- hard work


White men, out of the box, have one really big advantage: if they interact with police they almost certainly won’t die. That’s a very big deal and I don’t want to minimize it. 
But otherwise, the vast majority of white men under 45 are just as fucked as everyone else and the vast majority of them will struggle all their lives and not amount to shit. 

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43 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

the vast majority of white men under 45 are just as fucked as everyone else and the vast majority of them will struggle all their lives and not amount to shit. 

Their odds of success are much, much better.



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