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The Elite Overproduction Hypothesis
Stuart Evans added
- So if the Elite Overproduction Hypothesis is broadly correct, how do we get out of this mess? If happiness equals reality minus expectations, simple math tells us that we basically have two options for pacifying our educated youth — improve reality, or reduce expectations.
from The Elite Overproduction Hypothesis by Noah Smith
Stuart Evans added
- Basically, the idea here is that America produced a lot of highly educated people with great expectations for their place in American society, but that our economic and social system was unable to accommodate many of these expectations, causing them to turn to leftist politics and other disruptive actions out of frustration and disappointment.
from The Elite Overproduction Hypothesis by Noah Smith
Stuart Evans added