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Why Young People Are Worse Off Than Their Parents — and What to Do About it (from TED Talks Daily)

2024/9/19
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Scott Galloway: 本次演讲的核心观点是年轻一代的经济状况和心理健康状况比上一代更差，这并非偶然，而是由于几代人之间财富转移造成的“代际掠夺”。这种转移体现在住房成本飙升、高等教育费用高昂、最低工资水平停滞不前、税收政策对富人有利等方面。此外，社交媒体对年轻一代的心理健康造成了严重损害。为了解决这些问题，需要采取多项措施，包括提高最低工资、改革税收制度、改革社会保障制度、加强对大型科技公司的监管、增加对教育和心理健康服务的投资等。 Chris Anderson: 作为TED的主持人，Chris Anderson 与Scott Galloway进行了一场深入的对话，探讨了演讲中提出的观点，并就一些具体的解决方案进行了讨论。Chris Anderson 认同Scott Galloway 的观点，并就一些具体的政策建议，例如社会保障制度改革、最低工资调整等，与Scott Galloway 进行了深入的探讨。

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Scott Galloway argues that older generations are accumulating wealth at the expense of younger generations, citing stagnant wages, rising housing costs, and increasing education expenses. He points out that minimum wage hasn't kept up with productivity and that the wealthy have manipulated the system to their advantage, leading to a significant transfer of wealth from young to old.
  • A 30-year-old today is worse off than their parents at the same age.
  • Minimum wage hasn't kept pace with productivity.
  • Housing has become unaffordable for many young people.
  • The wealthy have benefited disproportionately from economic policies.

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In this special conversation, Scott and head of TED Chris Anderson dive deeper into Scott’s explosive recent TED Talk), which has been seen by millions and ignited conversations about what he calls “the great intergenerational theft,” or how older generations are stealing prosperity from the young. With razor-sharp insights on the skyrocketing cost of housing, the mental health crisis created by social media, reckless government spending and more, Scott explores bold solutions to the most pressing issues facing young people — and delivers a few spectacular rants along the way. If you’ve already seen Scott's TED Talk, skip ahead to 20:25. This is an episode from TED Talks Daily), a daily podcast to spark your curiosity, from TED. Find more TED Talks Daily wherever you get your podcasts.

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