Well since I am not in a big city, none of these kids are sheltered in college and I am a contractor and the job sites change daily, several times a day in fact, I will respectfully disagree with everything you said. This is the real world not la-dee-da land.
I will respectfully disagree with everything you said.
So my daughter did not learn to drive a manual transmission? Kek.
My point is the shift in transportation options (Uber, Lyft) not present when I (and most likely you) bought our first cars. 1st off, cost barrier to getting one. When I was in my 20s, you could buy a decent running "winter beater" for well under $1000 and insure it for way less. Try finding any used vehicle under that now and since most states have mandatory insurance that will cost you more than the vehicle per year than the vehicle did.
Second, wage gap. You've either got a good job you secured with your college credentials (which are BS) or you're in minimum wage surbservient subsistence hell. This started full-tilt Bush2's last term. Gas prices stayed up as well. So in your menial wage job, a big chunk of your check would go into fueling your vehicle. Not too mention maintenance and aforementioned insurance. The youbg chose to forego vehicles.
So I get not having a license. The Obama years wiped out the "car culture" the US had and the rite of passage getting your first vehicle. This was intentional and fits into the long-term plan of eliminating private vehicles (green econony), dependence on mass transit, and megacities. Kids have not thought about the long term implications of this only what's hit them hard in the pocket. Too many rely on minimum wage gigs because that's where jobs for them are if you don't have your $180K+ sheet of paper to get a $50K starter position.
Well since I am not in a big city, none of these kids are sheltered in college and I am a contractor and the job sites change daily, several times a day in fact, I will respectfully disagree with everything you said. This is the real world not la-dee-da land.
So my daughter did not learn to drive a manual transmission? Kek.
My point is the shift in transportation options (Uber, Lyft) not present when I (and most likely you) bought our first cars. 1st off, cost barrier to getting one. When I was in my 20s, you could buy a decent running "winter beater" for well under $1000 and insure it for way less. Try finding any used vehicle under that now and since most states have mandatory insurance that will cost you more than the vehicle per year than the vehicle did.
Second, wage gap. You've either got a good job you secured with your college credentials (which are BS) or you're in minimum wage surbservient subsistence hell. This started full-tilt Bush2's last term. Gas prices stayed up as well. So in your menial wage job, a big chunk of your check would go into fueling your vehicle. Not too mention maintenance and aforementioned insurance. The youbg chose to forego vehicles.
So I get not having a license. The Obama years wiped out the "car culture" the US had and the rite of passage getting your first vehicle. This was intentional and fits into the long-term plan of eliminating private vehicles (green econony), dependence on mass transit, and megacities. Kids have not thought about the long term implications of this only what's hit them hard in the pocket. Too many rely on minimum wage gigs because that's where jobs for them are if you don't have your $180K+ sheet of paper to get a $50K starter position.