What’s the point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ummm … actually the point IS to be able to get a job.

Yes, have fun in the meantime but fun won’t feed or house him. Who goes to college without any intention of working afterwards??

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[Anonymous]

The government basically is closed

DOGE and Musk got rid of millions of jobs.

When the government shuts down for months, Defense contractors lay people off.

These are experienced people competing for the jobs your 22 yr old wants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IDK, to learn? To meet people? Not to write a ticket to be another net-zero corporate shill. The world doesn’t need any more finance vultures.

So why do we keep rewarding them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

To be fair Biden guarded employment at all costs. He was successful in moving through legislation and funding into infrastructure, chip manufacturing, clean energy and other industries. This created jobs and opportunities for new grads. Trump has done the exact opposite, funneling money his pocket and Elon’s pocket, trashing the economy and increasing inflation with tariffs. Companies are responding to the profit loss from Trumps slump and increased supply costs from tariffs by cutting labor. It will be rough for new grads for a while. Perhaps we shouldn’t have elected a dementia ridden boomer with a circus of regressive incompetents for his cabinet.

This.

[Anonymous]

It’s February.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IDK, to learn? To meet people? Not to write a ticket to be another net-zero corporate shill. The world doesn’t need any more finance vultures.

So why do we keep rewarding them?

Because they uphold the system the benefits billionaires

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Graduating dc did all the right things, worked hard to get into good school, worked throughout college with 3 internships, top grades, and cannot find a job. And so many stories of 2025 grads still looking. Just depressing.

It sucks not to be arranged but its only February.

[Anonymous]

They still have plenty of time to secure a job. Unfortunately it seems like it is taking longer these days with how things are. I assume they are using all the resources of the career services, reaching out to alums, networking events, professors. They have to keep plugging away unfortunately. Wishing them the best!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Trump fixing Biden's disaster.

[Anonymous]

Navigating hard situations and encountering things that throw us off track is good for us and our development.

[Anonymous]

It's actually really bad for internships coming in - junior year.

Firms are expecting smaller classes due to AI.....

Prepare yourselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

To be fair Biden guarded employment at all costs. He was successful in moving through legislation and funding into infrastructure, chip manufacturing, clean energy and other industries. This created jobs and opportunities for new grads. Trump has done the exact opposite, funneling money his pocket and Elon’s pocket, trashing the economy and increasing inflation with tariffs. Companies are responding to the profit loss from Trumps slump and increased supply costs from tariffs by cutting labor. It will be rough for new grads for a while. Perhaps we shouldn’t have elected a dementia ridden boomer with a circus of regressive incompetents for his cabinet.

This.

FFS, take it to the Politics forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Trump didn't invent ai, dumb dumb.

[Anonymous]

Have you read the reasons here? We have been discussing this for days

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1313586.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The point is that there is no point to any of it. Life is random and unfair and control is an illusion. Doing the “right things” is no guarantee of a certain outcome. Never has been.

There’s a thread in Adult Children about a parent concerned that their educated child is a server at a burger joint and in a punk bluegrass band, or something. That kid is probably so happy, though. This generation is going to have figure out what makes them tick and build a life free from rampant consumerism.

Punk bluegrass band means parental success in my book. A lid with such eclectic tastes will figure it out eventually.