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FBL98: Jean Twenge - How Generations Are Shaped By Technology

The Singularity Discussion Series

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The Differences Between Boomers and Millennials

There's a really common narrative that boomers made a ton of money, did really well for themselves. I think it's those interactions of just development, basic human nature, and then putting technology on top of that. A lot of boomers, particularly those who didn't go to college, really got screwed because they had already started those careers by the time the economy started to shift away from manufacturing and toward service and technology. Alcohol and substance abuse that boomers have struggled with.

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