AIL Technology Manager Dale MacDonald is reading: “The Creative Class is a Lie“
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The Creative Class is a Lie
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Brave New World, Redux
New Austerity + 25 million underemployed=Trouble
Author Scott Westerfeld has an idea.
Of course, the other side of the boom in dystopian teen novels is a boom in post-apocalyptic tales. The system is asking a lot from teenagers and not giving them much respect in return, so it’s no wonder that stories about that system exploding, breaking down under its own contradictions, or simply being overrun by zombies are also beloved of teenagers.
What is the apocalypse but an everlasting snow day? An excuse to tear up all those college applications, which suddenly aren’t going to determine the rest of your life?
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