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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the college application process wraps up, I’m realizing something that’s getting harder and harder to ignore: it really seems like DC is headed for downward social mobility. I just don’t see them pursuing a career that would allow them to maintain the lifestyle they grew up with. And since they’re not getting into Ivy League schools, they won’t even have the prestige, however little it may be, that might help them hold onto whatever social status comes with it.

And then there’s the bigger picture. The spouse they end up with will probably be in the same situation, and then there are their kids and the whole family trajectory. Add in the rise of AI and the disappearance of jobs, and it’s only going to make things worse.

Maybe this isn’t something people say out loud. One of those quiet anxieties. But can we rant about it on an anonymous forum.[/quote]

It's a lot of things going on at once.

Crowding out by asian immigrants.
I see a lot of bitterness from the parents whose kids didn't make the AAP cut but would have if AAP wasn't saturated with asian kids
Same when it comes to college admissions.
These parents comfort themselves by derisively calling the asians strivers and imp[lying that their parents are somehow doing a bad job.

Global competition.
More and more professional positions are moving outside the USA.  USA is losing its economic moat.

Technological disruption
AI.  We're all worried about AI and what it means for our kids and grandkids.  
If we could figure this one out, I think a lot of people would feel a lot better.
I suspect that AI will be an overall boon to humanity but it could be the origin story for the Cylons.[/quote]

What is AAP?

I don’t think it’s the immigrants.  The acceptance rate gets so much lower than 20 years ago.  Every kid at every corner is applying using the common app.  [/quote]

Well, I guess immigrants aren't the ones driving the acceptance rate from 25% to 5% but it doesn't help that they are taking about a 30% of the slots when they are only like 5 or 6% of the population.[/quote]

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