😟 A look at gloomy, dystopian Generation Z

Our education system is failing them

Quote of the Issue

“No one can be certain of anything in this age of flux and change. … [The] best policy is to act on the optimistic hypothesis until it has been proved wrong. Not to fear the future too much. We'll run more risk of jeopardizing the future if we are influenced by indefinite fears" - John Maynard Keynes

The Essay

😟 A look at gloomy, dystopian Generation Z

Whatever your opinion about the quality of American secondary and university education and whether the subject matter is too biased to the left or right, you should be concerned with results from the new Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth at North Dakota State University survey of 2,250 undergraduate students currently enrolled in four-year US colleges and universities.

Far too many of them simply don’t understand the basic current state of human civilization and how our society works. While I am superoptimistic and hopeful about the future, these polling results should be part of any pessimistic outlook.