My uncle in 1985: ‘Go to college or you’ll be flipping burgers forever.’
Me in 2026: ‘The burger flipper has better job security than the finance analyst.’”

In NYC, the youth unemployment rate is 7.3% for grads.

7.1% for non-grads.

We dropped four years and six figures to learn "critical thinking." And the market is currently gutting entry-level roles in finance, consulting, and media — the exact spots that were supposed to catch us.

AI didn't become the "new generation." It just cut the first rung off the career ladder.

Looks like that "golden ticket" expired.

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