This and the fact that kids these days think they have a constitutional right to become social media stars.
Ironically, the kids that are utilizing current tools to facilitate some kind of wealth for themselves are actually closer to the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality that Regan-worshiping conservatives have been bleating on about for the past 40+ years.
The harsh reality though is wages across the board, from minimum wage to blue collar, to white collar... have basically stagnated, except for CEO level wages which have rose exponentially over the same period of time.
One used to be able to go out into the workforce with an associates or trade degree and still be able to afford an apartment or a modest home. Then the cost of homes, rent, automobiles, fuel, food and especially college tuition... have risen many times faster than any of the paychecks above, while CEO are buying multiple homes, boats, sportscars, and creating a huge wealth gap.
GM made a profit last year of 22.34 Billion dollars but only employ 167,000 people. In an equitable system, a
$10,000 bonus could be paid to every single line worker, janitor, receptionist, or paper pusher and the company could still report a profit of 20.67 Billion dollars, but instead the money is kept at the top and the C-level employees get paid millions, shareholders are clinking champagne glasses, but the people breaking their bodies on the assembly line, pushing paperwork, or mop the floors are working paycheck to paycheck.
