The Lost Generation.

We're told that "Gen-Z" and many others in that age range are really upset with 'Murica.

Upset that, despite a degree in Medieval Lesbian Poetry from an expenive college, and a six-figure student loan, the only job they can get requires them to ask, "Would you like fries with that?"  Or earn enough to buy a house, every generation's goal?  A goal that up to recently was attainable.  Expected, even.

Yet members of this group are so pissed at Capitalism, which they blame for thier lot in life, that they're beginning to tinker with socialism.  Or Marxism.  Or communism.  Which promise everything and delivers nothing.  

The only forms of government you vote in, but have to shoot your way out.

I'd like to remind our yout ("What's a yout?") that they are owed nothing.  They'll have to claw their way up just like I did.  And their parents did.  And many generations before them.  This life they lead is a test.  You either pass or you fail.  And frankly, they shouldn't cry about it because nobody gives a sh*t.

I might remind them also that there are 17,987 Starbucks stores in America.  More than 9,000 of them are in Taxifornia.  They are always full and so is their drive thru.  Yet they charge $3.50 to $8.50 for a friggin't cup of coffee.  As compared to the $0.25 it would cost them to make it at home.  

And they order from Uber.  And Doordash.  And other delivery services.  And are williing to pay $36.00 for a cheeseburger and fries.  When you could buy that same meal in the restaurant that made it for $14.00.  Four levels of screw job they impose upon those dumb enough to order.  Too lazy to drive 2 miles and pick it up for themselves.  Or make it at home for less than $5.00.  What a concept!  

Uber used to fight for fares at the local airport until that Gubmint Pandemic Shutdown.  They went from scab cabs to a delivery service and are now a $2 Billion Dollar Company.  

Because Gen-Z is dumber than a stump.

And I might mention my particular bugaboo are those who wear their baseball caps.  Backwards.  They were designed to keep the sun out of one's eyes.  Now they just use their free hand to shade those same eyes.  

A cell phone's in the other hand.

Perhaps if they worked two jobs, like we did, and stop blowing their free cash on frivelous crap, like we did, and start saving every spare $Nickle, like we did, they'll save enough to make the down payment on a starter home.  Like we did.  And join the Millions and Millions of Americans who are part of our wonderful Capitalist System.  The single most successful economic System in the history of the world.  A System that, if they play their cards right, will make them rich.  

But they have to sacrifice.  Is this generation willing to sacrifice?  Work 2 or 3 jobs if the circumstance requires, like we did?  Scratch and claw and reach and risk?  Like we did?  As my brilliant Old Man used to counsel, "Boy, ya' got to do what you have to do to get to where you wanta' be."  

Only time will tell.