well_i_guess

I think that the issue is that there is no true metric for “highly marketable talents/traits.” One generations genius could be another generations average worker, solely because market forces eliminate the competitive advantage of certain things. Many, many authors seem to lament the distractability of the current generations yet I would bet you many of the most famous people to Gen Z are incredibly attention-fickle. Whereas, 20 years ago, focus would probably be an essential skill for key performers.

Is this the effect that we’re better aware of fraud and the like or is it that society is increasingly failing to prosecute crime? I feel as though we’re in a strange spiral where criminality is increasingly forgiven even in cases it shouldn’t be due to the ineptitude of government. I’ve talked to many, many people who are of the view that society is no longer just, not because of undue prosecution, but because of no prosecution.

I’ll admit, I was swayed by the arguments of certain protests a couple years ago, but it seems like a deeper law/order reaction is brewing after the downstream effects of the policies and attitudes have come into play.