In general (not just with youth) I find people don't reject capitalism so much as they strongly dislike having to deal with even the smallest fraction of capitalism's brutal outcomes.
You lost your job and have to draw on your 401k plan early? "That's just because the Democrats lost in 2016 and all the shit that Republicans have been up to for decades!"
You have student loan debt out the ass? "I guess I should have majored in STEM!"
You can't afford a house? "That's because of student loan debt!"
The structural critique, I have found, is lacking or at least not nearly as present as I think it ought to be in order to move beyond capitalism. Which, really, leaves me thinking that people have a rather incomplete idea of what is really going on here and aren't ready to cast off capitalism entirely - and that disappoints me greatly, to put it mildly.
It'll never stop being upsetting to me to find far too many people just not wanting to deal with the harsh realities of capitalism as a whole but they want it changed or lessened in its brutality but only for themselves. In most circles, I have found that the result people want is really Social Democracy which is just another compromise with capitalism that will sooner or later be rendered utterly insufficient but not before people unnecessarily suffer and die. It doesn't strike me that there is enough of a larger class consciousness developed just yet.
But that doesn't mean it can't be achieved. I just think if we're going to think we're already there, that's the incorrect way to view this. From my own lived experience, I think we have miles to go before we sleep. But leave it to the WSJ to act like Chicken Little and think that "youth" have rejected capitalism. We shouldn't look to them as some kind of marker for our accomplishments. Don't let WSJ and their ilk fool you or anyone else in thinking we're "there" yet. We'll tell them when we're there.
But, again, that's just what I've seen through talking with friends and family and anyone who will listen or allow me to listen to them.
To be fair, as mentioned by other commenters, journalism and newspapers have been struggling for years to my knowledge. Due to the over-abundance of information available online, no one wants to pay for a monthly subscription, and I can't imagine published press has been faring well over time. Makes sense for "quality" newspapers with a reputation to maintain to charge a certain fee. Whether the fee is reasonable or not is a relative judgement of value particular to each reader.
Cyclone_1 on August 9th, 2017 at 18:53 UTC »
In general (not just with youth) I find people don't reject capitalism so much as they strongly dislike having to deal with even the smallest fraction of capitalism's brutal outcomes.
You lost your job and have to draw on your 401k plan early? "That's just because the Democrats lost in 2016 and all the shit that Republicans have been up to for decades!"
You have student loan debt out the ass? "I guess I should have majored in STEM!"
You can't afford a house? "That's because of student loan debt!"
The structural critique, I have found, is lacking or at least not nearly as present as I think it ought to be in order to move beyond capitalism. Which, really, leaves me thinking that people have a rather incomplete idea of what is really going on here and aren't ready to cast off capitalism entirely - and that disappoints me greatly, to put it mildly.
It'll never stop being upsetting to me to find far too many people just not wanting to deal with the harsh realities of capitalism as a whole but they want it changed or lessened in its brutality but only for themselves. In most circles, I have found that the result people want is really Social Democracy which is just another compromise with capitalism that will sooner or later be rendered utterly insufficient but not before people unnecessarily suffer and die. It doesn't strike me that there is enough of a larger class consciousness developed just yet.
But that doesn't mean it can't be achieved. I just think if we're going to think we're already there, that's the incorrect way to view this. From my own lived experience, I think we have miles to go before we sleep. But leave it to the WSJ to act like Chicken Little and think that "youth" have rejected capitalism. We shouldn't look to them as some kind of marker for our accomplishments. Don't let WSJ and their ilk fool you or anyone else in thinking we're "there" yet. We'll tell them when we're there.
But, again, that's just what I've seen through talking with friends and family and anyone who will listen or allow me to listen to them.
hotprof on August 9th, 2017 at 20:10 UTC »
It's $40/mo after the trial period.
kctmo on August 9th, 2017 at 22:13 UTC »
To be fair, as mentioned by other commenters, journalism and newspapers have been struggling for years to my knowledge. Due to the over-abundance of information available online, no one wants to pay for a monthly subscription, and I can't imagine published press has been faring well over time. Makes sense for "quality" newspapers with a reputation to maintain to charge a certain fee. Whether the fee is reasonable or not is a relative judgement of value particular to each reader.