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How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED

TED · 8.2M views · 2024-05-02 · 18:38

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Scott Galloway's TED talk uses data to argue that young Americans are financially worse off than earlier generations, calling it a great intergenerational theft. He covers root causes and what could change it.

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HN commenters cite it for hard data on millennials versus boomers and the economic reality facing young workers.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2024–2025

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greentxt · 2024-06 · Strong recommendation

Here is the talk. Every multigenerational American family should be forced to watch this and discuss the ethical implications of each peesons vote in future elections. [VIDEO]

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Joel_Mckay · 2025-07 · Recommendation

Scott Galloway’s TED Talk covers a lot of the current reality young people face entering the workforce. [VIDEO] [LINK] It is complicated, but may become more pronounced as the baby-boomer generation retires. =3

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mvr123456 · 2025-12 · Reference

> The data shows millennials as a whole are better off than boomers were at their age. Perhaps true if you go east far enough, seems objectively wrong for the majority of the west though. Honest question, if you think this and it isn't just rage bait.. what data supports it? Scott Galloway disagrees and offers hard data, and goes as far as calling it intergenerational theft. [VIDEO]

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