Originally Posted by
gloopy
A large part of an entire generation is like that. Its not just because the "snowflakes" are being unreasonable. It never would have gotten to this point had the generation (or two) before them not created the current system to begin with. Constant programs after programs throwing more money after it has made it as bad as it is. Generation Snowflake isn't really entirely to blame. They're even latching on to self-outed socialists in the hopes that their poor decision making to blow 6 figures on a 4 year deferment of reality will be financially forgiven. Its actually a major cornerstone of the campaigns of more and more these days. As the over trillion dollar "big Ed" debt bubble continues to inflate on its way to collapse, the sense of entitlement will only grow.
Right now I happen to like that most airlines require (or if not, at least heavily prefer) degrees for the vast majority of applicants. That shrinks the already anemic supplies even further. But when the rubber meets the road and they get really short on bodies, that will be one of the first things to go. As critical as pilot supply is, pretty much the entire industry has done little to nothing about it. Eventually it'll be way too late to try and ramp up massive ab initio programs that pair both 6 figure degrees with additional 6 figure training programs, regardless of who pays for it. When that gets to a certain point, guess which requirement will be cut loose first?
So...you have or haven't spoken with these people you describe, who make up such a large percentage of this generation? I don't interact with many people who have a sense of entitlement, but I know a lot of people who are convinced that there is "a whole generation" of entitled snowflakes. I guess I'm like mother Delta...show me the data?
I can understand someone being frustrated that a Master's degree may not yield the volume of job opportunities that a high school diploma once did...or that the cost of said degree has exploded...or that buying a house in their childhood neighborhood requires substantial dual-income when it once could be afforded on a single teacher's salary...or that the cost of health care has become almost prohibitive under many circumstances.
It's easy to point the finger and disparage a large percentage of the population. Personally, I think a lot of the snow flakes are doing pretty well given the s&it sandwich we threw their way.
FWIW, the only people I know who have already had (literally) hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt paid off by the tax payer are military members who got caught by poor timing after speculating on their local housing market.