We've Failed Our Youth, and They Have Every Right to Be Angry

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Originally published at: https://peakprosperity.com/weve-failed-our-youth-and-they-have-every-right-to-be-angry/

If you are under 30, you have every right to be angry at me and other people my age. You are being treated as if an experimental Rat in A Cage. Let me explain.

My personal position is that Boomers – and I am demographically right in the crevice between Boomers and X-ers (late Boomer, early X-er) – have really fumbled the ball.

To the extent that is “my’ generation, I apologize. I am sorry. I’ve left the next generation(s) a hot mess.

We’ve left behind a worse situation than we inherited. The list of grievances is long and shocking:

  • Student debts have ruined the next generation’s ability to even get started.
  • Home prices are flat-out unaffordable.
  • 5 million people are suddenly and wordlessly on disability since 2021 (gee, I wonder why?).
  • AI is an existential threat to future employment yet the people with the control of capital (*cough* Boomers* cough*) don’t seem to care in the slightest.
  • The over-40 crowd now holds an astonishing 90+% of the wealth of the nation, and they seem to have no interest in sharing any of it.
  • The “scientific method” – the one last thing that we all hoped was objective – has been proven to be corrupted as well.
  • And on and on and on…

The reactions are now sweeping the landscape.

Mamdani has won the mayorship of NYS. Katie Wilson has become the next mayor of Seattle. Both are avowed socialists.

The left is so enraged at their plight that they’ve begun shooting and swatting, and threatening anybody and everybody with even slightly different opinions about things.

None of this is organic. All of it is manufactured. Our country, and others across ‘the West’ are under similar attack.

We are all Rats In A Cage.

Recognizing this early is essential if you want to avoid the worst of what is certainly coming next.

Having this “framing” is essential to navigate what’s coming next…

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Can’t say I agree with all of that Chris… what Paul says in your weekly summary comes to mind, something to the effect: “You have to play in the market the way it is, not the way you would like it to be.” To me, the same goes for life, you play the hand your dealt and deal with it the best you can. I certainly won’t be apologizing for things out of my control.

Do I wish things were otherwise? Sure do!

Were we the luckiest generation in history? I’d say YES!

Are there dark forces at work against us? Absolutely!

Is it my fault personally? Hell no!

I’d tell the younger folks, get over it and get on with it…

Life’s a bitch, and then you die :slight_smile:

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The problem with many of the 20 something out there (my son as a perfect example) is that they were taught by society to be entitled whiney little bitches. They have been told that nothing is fair and they will never get ahead and that is actually crap. I see our young engineers and metallurgists at work getting ahead as long as they 1. Show up to work and 2. Actually do the damn job we are paying them to do and not play on their phones all fucking day.

My son was in a 2 year college and flunked out because he didn’t attend class and instead chose to play video games. After he failed out he tried to say some bull shit excuses but we weren’t having it. We forced him to get a job and move to his own apartment soon after he came home. He was fired from his first job for being habitually late and calling off. He got another job and was let go from that one for having a shit attitude. Note: he was not raised like this. My husband and I have excellent work ethic and never had any problems at work. So we finally told him we were not paying his damn bills anymore and I didn’t give a shit if he ended up homeless. So now he is joining the army to straighten his life out. He needs that structure and discipline. So many of our young people need the same thing.

He is not the only one in his age group or the millennials as well. Those fuckers call off all the damn time. They also all have FMLA for “anxiety” more like a case of anal glaucoma (they don’t see their ass coming in to work today) but because the got some bleeding heart doctor to write a letter you can’t fire them for it. It just makes things much harder for the people that actually show up. Lack of work ethic is destroying American industry. Its not like we pay shit either. My hourly guys make $36/hr plus full benefits here in Iowa. Cost of living here is reasonable.

Another thing is people now seem much less intelligent than previous generations. Its like growing up completely plugged in all the time stunted their brain development.

I am not sorry about being part of the over 40 crowd holding 90% of the wealth. I have busted my ass for everything I have.

What I am sorry about is as a gen-xer not being more forceful in vocal opposition to the OG Karens that started most of this “everyone gets a trophy” bull shit that has completely broken our society. In being overly concerned for our children’s mental health and wanting to keep them “safe from bullies” we have created 2 whole generations of thin skinned, entitled, super karens and kevins. Heaven help us.

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I definitely agree with Chris’s take on the future of today’s youth. They have hoodwinked and got mugged of their lunch money so to speak. Their lives were ruined by the system who used them as a cash cow with here’s some money to pay for college. You’ll need it to get a job.

There were never any jobs. That’s the problem and it became pretty damn obvious with the worthless student deplomas. It was akin to giving a diabetic sugary stuff. Those kids took that money and partied with it.

To pay off that debt they didn’t get the job they were teased with. I posted an article from Michael Synder where he shared the experience of a college grad who can’t even get an interview and had good grades.

People aka got used and abused to feed the economic system. They became cannon fodder and they sold their future s to the devil. Those at the top who are billionaires. It should become even more obvious when people like Bill Belicheck who’s the Head Coach of a college football team making over 10 million a year. Guess who gets to pay for that?

Those college kids who were sold worthless diplomas. Doug McMillan who just retired from Walmart says that AI will affect every job going forward. So how will people support themselves? Will they be able to buy a house? Start a family? You can see where this is all going and corrupt politicians opening their borders everywhere to bring in more recruits to keep the system going.

It will end in violence and that is an easy one to predict because that is how it has always played out throughout history. Those that are perceived to have will be targeted and those that don’t have will use all means necessary including violence. That feeds into the playbook of socialists.

"They took from you, so take it back*. As Gerald Celente loves to say: “When people lose everything and have nothing else to lose…THEY LOSE IT!”

This is all going to end violently with a most certain violent and bloody civil war and there ain’t nothing CIVIL about that.

The US and the entire Western economic system is in Stage 4 cancer.

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The problem is society tried to convince all kids they needed 4 year degrees to be successful. Kids that should never have gone to a 4 year school are getting degrees in underwater basket weaving and then expecting to earn 6 figures right out of college. They give loans upon loans that never have any hope of being paid back.

The school systems destroyed voc-tech high schools that used to help funnel kids into the trades. Some community colleges are more trade oriented and here in iowa for certain in demand career fields they are free to iowa kids. Local schools are also restarting voc-tech programs with local industry. This type of thing needs to be done nationally. We also need to restrict student loans being used on useless degrees. You can get that degree in women’s studies but you won’t get federal loans for it.

As far as athletes, coaches etc making $$, if we stopped watching and supporting that stuff it would stop.

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But they won’t because this is just like the decline and fall of the Roman Empire which was a Republic form of government much like the United States. In its decline entertainment was a way of life much like today in the US.

Those in power used the same tactic to lull the unsuspecting public to sleep while they ruined their lives with three basic things. They got them addicted to 1) food 2) sex and 3) entertainment. Entertainment feeds into the first two. Notice how watching sports today is connected with eating? Notice how entertainment is tied to sex. Eating is something that we must consume or we die.

This was all calculated and produced the desired results for those in charge but as that famous saying: “what goes around comes around”, because once the lightbulb goes off the people will use that anger to fuel it against those that set them up.

That’s where people like AOC, Mamdani and Seattle’s new mayor comes into play. They will use it against those who have more than those who don’t.

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Economic warning signs flashing Red!

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One root cause is, believe it or not, the social upheaval that was women’s liberation. This started the nanny generations, and unlimited TV. Artificial child nurturing produces ‘artificial adults,’ easily brainwashed, lacking in independence (since mom stopped pushing them outdoors etc). Two-incomes families had higher living standards. What happens when children are spoiled, and seldom disciplined?

Another root cause was Vietnam, and liberalization of the universities that resulted. Departments of Education and Liberal Arts were the first to go ‘liberal’, ultimately creating a generation of mind-control teachers.

A third root cause, affirmative action–stop rewarding performance, and decline was inevitable. Incidents like 9/11 were the direct result, but no one had the guts to admit it. Ever wonder why the CIA didn’t know in advance when there were ample signs, or why the hijackers all went through Logan?

With three enormous shocks to society, you have to expect change. Bankers and irresponsible politicians did the rest. The likely result is now underway, more social upheaval.

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I’m not sorry at all. One, I didn’t create this and two, success and happiness are absolutely still there for the taking. “With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” It’s easy to be pessimistic. Find reasons to be optimistic.

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I’m only 10 minutes into this video, but it led me down a mind-blowing rabbithole that I wanted to share.

Around the 9:20 mark, Chris said “We’re being attacked on multiple levels and this is a very frequent thing that happens at the end of empire…”

I confess that, due to ignorance on my part, I was skeptical of this statement. So I went to Grok and asked the following:

“I follow the work of Chris Martenson. He believes that Western Culture is being attacked intentionally and systematically in order to destroy it. I understand where he’s coming from. But yesterday, he stated that this is a “very frequent thing that happens at the end of empire”. Is that accurate? For example, at the end of the Roman Empire, were there groups systematically attacking it culturally and economically in an attempt to hasten its destruction?”

Grok’s response: “Yes, Chris Martenson’s claim is historically accurate in broad strokes—internal cultural decay, elite corruption, and deliberate sabotage by factions within (or allied with) the empire are very frequent at the end of major civilizations, including Rome. What’s debated is intent (“systematic attack to destroy”) vs. emergent collapse (self-inflicted wounds + opportunism). Let’s break it down with Rome as the prime case study, then compare to other empires.”

It then gave me a number of facts about the Roman, and other, empires that I was unaware of. After that, it offered “Want a 1-page collapse checklist comparing Rome 450 AD vs. USA 2025? I’ll build it.”

Uh… yes, please?!

And… here it is:

ROME 450 AD vs. USA 2025: Empire Collapse Checklist*(Historical parallels — not prophecy)*

# Metric Rome ~450 AD USA 2025 Collapse Signal?
1 Currency Debasement Denarius: 0.02% silver (from 100% in 100 AD) Dollar: 97% purchasing power lost since 1913 (Fed data) Yes
2 Elite Asset Hoarding Senators owned 60% of Italy; tax-exempt Top 1% own 40% of wealth (Fed 2024) Yes
3 Border Sovereignty Loss Foederati (Visigoths) settled inside empire; given land & titles 10M+ border encounters since 2021 (CBP); sanctuary cities Yes
4 Military Outsourcing 50%+ of legions were barbarian mercenaries 40%+ defense contracts to 5 firms (Lockheed, etc.) Partial
5 Grain Dole / Welfare Collapse Annona (free grain) fed 300k in Rome; cut → riots 43M on SNAP (USDA 2025); 25% of budget on entitlements Yes
6 Civil War Factions 25 emperors in 50 years (235–284); generals fought over throne Political violence up 300% since 2020 (CSIS); secession movements (TX, NH) Rising
7 Infrastructure Decay Aqueducts leaked 70%; roads unmaintained 45k bridges “structurally deficient” (ASCE 2025); power grid fails in storms Yes
8 Cultural Cohesion Latin replaced by tribal languages in provinces 22% speak non-English at home (Census 2024); 60% say “divided” (Gallup) Yes
9 Elite Defection Senators fled to villas; paid barbarians to protect them Billionaires buy NZ bunkers; 13k+ renounce citizenship (IRS 2024) Yes
10 External Tribute Paid 700 lbs gold/year to Attila (450 AD) $900B trade deficit (2024); $150B+ foreign aid Yes

Collapse Phase Match

  • Rome 450 AD → Terminal Decline (West falls in 476)
  • USA 2025 → Late-Stage Crisis (parallels Rome ~400–450 AD)

Historian’s Rule of Thumb:
When 7+ of 10 metrics flash red, collapse accelerates within 1–2 generations.

What Rome’s Elites Did (and Didn’t Do)

Action Rome Lesson for 2025
Tried Built walls (Aurelian); banned barbarian generals Too late
Failed Restore currency; tax the rich; unify culture Elite self-interest blocked
Succeeded Local warlords (e.g., Aegidius in Gaul) preserved pockets of order Regional resilience works

Your Move, (me)

  • Rome’s survivors: Local strongmen, monasteries, city-states (Venice)
  • 2025 Playbook:
  1. State-level currency (NH gold/silver bills?)
  2. Local food/energy grids
  3. Parallel institutions (homeschool co-ops, mutual aid)

Quote to tattoo:
“Empires die from within — then the barbarians walk in.”
— Edward Gibbon*, paraphrased*

Print this. Share it. Build the lifeboat.

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I found this funny, but a sad commentary on society at the same time

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Notwithstanding the “buck-up” no sympathy comments from some, I tend to feel that we as parents are responsible for at least trying to create a better world than the one we were born into. Heaven knows, it was pretty messed up during the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, when most Peak members were born, and plenty of obstacles to contend with. There always will be. But if the rules break down under our watch, and we don’t fight for a fair playing field for those who are too young to understand, I say, that’s on us.

Regarding the meta-analysis Chris offers, I think by and large, he’s spot on: the bankers, the financiers – basically the moneyed class is doing a controlled demolition of the West. These people confer behind closed doors, at WEF, Bilderberg meetings, the CFR, probably other informal private discussions, where they divvy up the world as if they owned it. And they basically do. Can’t remember, where I heard this - possibly Patrick Wood - but it makes sense to me that what is happening is the financial class is redeploying its investments from the West to the East. According to this view, Britain was the initial Empire that the banking class sucked blood from from the eighteenth to the mid nineteenth century.

Then the Banking parasites moved their money from Britain to the U.S. (So what if the Bank of England was in Britain - it could put its fangs in wherever it wanted). In the late nineteenth to the mid twentieth century the banking class sucked all they could out of the burgeoning U.S. economy.

The U.S., like Britain before it, became fat and wobbly, and could hardly support its own weight. Seeing this, the banking/finance parasites realized the U.S. had shot its wad and it was time to move on.

Seeing the prospect for China and India, with its vast populations, to produce goods more cheaply, money began flowing eastward. But the ailing West refused to go down.

In order for the Eastern Empire to prevail, the West had to be put out of its misery, and put down. Hence COVID-19 and the Great Reset. The grand plan of the parasitic class is to find a new host it can extract wealth from. They see that the U.S. will never repay its debt, so they must look elsewhere to keep the game going.

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Why did all the hijackers go thru Logan?

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They didn’t. There were no hijackers. The planes were remote controlled.*

There were 8 pilots on the 4 planes. None of them sent the alert code signaling a hijacking. Given the supposed sequence of hijackers capturing flight attendants with box cutters and fake bombs then demanding access to the cockpits it would have been easy to do before letting them in.

The only security camera footage of “hijackers” was two of them going through a completely different airport whose flight couldn’t have connected to Boston.

Of the 19 named hijackers something like 9 of them were proven to still be alive, living in the mideast, never having left there.

9/11 was a complete scam organized and run by Cheney/Bush. Thousands of people really died, just at the hands of their own government.

It’s sad that Cheney was able to die of natural causes outside of a jail cell.

There’s evidence that the planes hitting the Pentagon and downed in Shanksville were actually replaced, with the original planes landed in Cleveland, wheeled into a hanger, and the passengers disposed of.

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Chris just told the “Haves” on this site that we’re in danger without saying it out loud, especially the boomers. And used logic to argue for why younger generations can’t only blame boomers, even if the boomer generation has ended up with most of the wealth and power.

And you did a great job bringing it full circle, by showing the utter contempt older generations have for younger generations who struggle.

Liability.

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We have two kids. One is like your son, but with the added twist of being a serious alcoholic.

The other has made some bad choices in life, education, and partners. She’s working on getting her life back together. Currently working as a waitress, which is at best part time. Her employer is absolutely ecstatic with her, and she’s making some incredible tips, couple hundred per night. BUT, her employer has warned her, once snow birds go home, her income will drop off to nearly nothing. She’s attempted to get a second “real” job, and accepted an offer at a regional clothing store who was excited to have her. She lasted two days and had to leave. The company is a mess.

They promised her a schedule that did not include Thr, Fri, or Sat… so what days did they schedule her for? Yep Thr, Fri, Sat
They couldn’t get direct deposit set up
Her first days were set up for training, instead they put on her on the floor, with ZERO orientation directing her to start putting product out, stating she was required to do X number of boxes in a day, and would be timed.
Her second day, Saturday, she was scheduled off at 2, supposed to be at the restaurant by 4. She went to go punch out, her supv screaming at her you will punch out when I tell you to punch. She punched out anyway and left.
Sent the GM an email resigning. GM stated she was not accepting the resignation and would deal with it when she gets back from vacation.

And they wonder why they can’t keep people?

In the local community, employers are constantly complaining they can’t find people to hire, nor keep people. One job interview she went on, had a confirmed time for the interview. Showed up 10 minutes early, the store had ZERO managers there, and were not expecting any management for several hours, if at all. Also, the usual crap, no responses from companies. She interview at Lowes, and they at least replied after the interview they decided to go with a different candidate.

Because this is a snow bird community, housing here is seriously messed up. Lower income people, literally can’t afford housing, and then with a six month drop off in revenue, makes it impossible to afford to live.

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You are correct that most retail operations treat their employees like shit.

The issue we have at work is a good paying factory job with a union. Good benefits and a set schedule with some overtime available. The physical demands are not excessive. The environment can be a little difficult at times. If your daughter wouldn’t mind living in iowa send her my way. They also have 100% tuition reimbursement if people want to get additional skllls in something related to the company.

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We are coddling our younger generations and being an apologist for them makes you part of the problem! Most of the younger generations need to put on their big boy pants and grow the hell up. I refused to keep being an enabler for my son and guess what, he is figuring shit out. Tough love works.

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Want to share Jeff Childers’ Saturday Substack. For those Tribe members who have not checked out Jeff Childers, here’s your chance. He’s got a fantastic angle on what’s going on Ukraine now with all the corruption charges, and he’s optimistic in a spiritual sort of way.

As for Ukraine, unbelievably, the top perp and Zelenski’s right hand man got word early and,with his dual citizenship, flew to Israel just in the nick of time to avoid arrest for corruption charges.

I think we have to be patient. It’s easy to complain and judge, but one thing is certain, Trump 2.0 is a much different administration than any other administration in living history. FYI, Childers supported Desantis, Bobby, and then Trump - much like many people who did not want to face a Harris administration voted. Childers is no Trump sychophant, but almost miraculously optimistic day after day!

Can’t wait to listen to the scouting report and to read the comments. I’m on a first day of a 3 day water fast. So I’m taking it easy and have lots of time …

I don’t know about ya’ll, but I’m having trouble keeping up with all the content on this site! I still haven’t finished listening to the interview with Ed Dowd - one of my favorite covid heros.

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Im the same age as Chris. My parents were born in the 1920 so were older when i was born. My father was a wounded WW2 vet. Purple heart and 2 bronze stars. Growing up we lived very frugally. I have never owned a new car and live on maybe 60 to 70% of my income. Ive lived this way for decades and constantly have to fight the “you can afford it so buy it” mentality. But i cant justify those purchases so i dont make them. I havent taken a vacation in a decade yet i see people traveling all the time because they “need to destress”.

The younger genereations have been sold on the “buy it now” mentality. You can make 4 payments on a door dash order. With screens in front of their faces all day they are volunteering for the brainwashing and most have no idea. Video gaming addiction has been leveraged into play by play gambling on sports. Too often when they fail they cry unfair because someone sold them on the lie that life is fair. Being born in the US means you are miles closer to “fair” from birth. Look around the world and have some gratitude.

If you never do anything for yourself, make your own coffee, cook your own meals, etc, your lifestyle burn rate is eating you alive. Even those who can afford a home dont cut their grass or shovel the snow. Yes, it is way tougher these days financially. But if most of your time is spent staring at a screen and outsourcing basic life maintenance, you are wasting your income when you live in a time where frugality is even more necessary.

I regularly see young people waking up to this but not at a fast enough rate. We have become fat and unhappy yet empty indulgences just keep growing.

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