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Lädt ... OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behindvon Jill Filipovic
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. Author constantly repeats that millennials don't buy avocado bagels but then admits they in fact do but it's not their fault (and it's actually a good thing). Nothing is their fault. Everything is stacked against them whereas everyone else had a free ride before them and didn't have to work for anything. And it's unfair. At least millennials are not as racist as boomers. Really? Have you seen the Internet? When I was growing up (and I'm a millennial too) neo-nazi groups were some morbid joke at worst, now they're an electoral force. There is no substance to the book, it's mostly pointless whining, random irrelevant statistics and groundless assertions all in an effort to shift blame. You can only do that for so long. All those boomers you hate are dying out. Who are you going to blame then? Even if you conclusively prove that nothing is your fault, is that going to help your situation in some way? Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Baby Boomers are the most prosperous generation in American history, but their kids are screwed. In this eye-opening book, journalist Jill Filipovic breaks down the massive problems facing Millennials including climate, money, housing, and healthcare. In Ok Boomer, Let's Talk, journalist (and Millennial) Jill Filipovic tells the definitive story of her generation--and it's no joke. Talking to gig workers, economists, policy makers, and dozens of struggling Millennials drowning in debt on a planet quite literally in flames, Filipovic paints a shocking and nuanced portrait of a generation being left behind: -Millennials are the most educated generation in American history--and also the most broke. -Millennials hold just 3 percent of American wealth. When they were the same age, Boomers held 21 percent. -The average older Millennial has $15,000 in student loan debt. The average Boomer at the same age? Just $2,300 in today's dollars. -Millennials are paying almost 40 percent more for their first homes than Boomers did. -American families spend twice as much on healthcare now than they did when Boomers were young parents. Filipovic shows that Millennials are not the avocado-toast-eating snowflakes of Boomer outrage fantasies. But they are the first American generation that will do worse than their parents. "OK, Boomer" isn't just a sarcastic dismissal--it's a recognition that Millennials are in crisis, and that Boomer voters, bankers, and policy makers are responsible. Filipovic goes beyond the meme, upending dated assumptions with revelatory data and revealing portraits of young people delaying adulthood to pay down debt, obsessed with "wellness" because they can't afford real healthcare, and struggling to #hustle in the precarious gig economy. Ok Boomer, Let's Talk is at once an explainer and an extended olive branch that will finally allow these two generations to truly understand each other. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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