I don’t know about all of this. Having worked in the education field with little kids, it seems to me that lots of youngsters are gifted a lifestyle that most grownups would deem confusing and insecure. Many grow up between two or more households due to divorced parents who date for decades. Mom and dad’s boyfriends and girlfriends come and go as do temporary brothers and sisters. These kids bounce between households with different expectations and family cultures on a weekly basis. There’s little true continuity and feeling of security. They grow up to a world where job security has completely disappeared. I’d be hard pressed to advise a young person about choosing a career these days. From what my therapists tells me there’s a mental health crisis in America. And not just among the young. Maybe our lack of lasting social contracts has had a bigger impact than we realized.