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

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Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.6 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm making a robot head with an Amazon box.
0:03.0	I've painted it silver and Daddy helped me make it.
0:05.0	At Amazon, we're actually using paper bags for more of our deliveries.
0:09.0	And now I'm making a paper hot air balloon and I even made a little brown basket
0:13.0	and I'm making a dog that looks just like Monty.
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0:20.0	which is still good for playtime.
0:22.6	Mom, where's the scissors?
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0:31.2	Race the rudder. Raise the sails. Raise the sails.
0:35.2	Captain, an unidentified ship approaching. Over.
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1:01.3	If you think talking about finances in general is hard,
1:05.1	try talking to your parents about money.
1:08.0	What you don't want to do is like, do you have any money? What's going on?
1:11.3	You don't want to come at them in a more adversarial way.
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