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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the Harvard angst is just a proxy for generalized parental anxiety disorder that afflicts Gen X parents.

Our parents fucked us up with all that latch key/free range parenting stuff, so we're determined to not make the same mistakes.[/quote]

Disagree.  Being a latchkey kid made kids more independent and responsible, mostly, not all.   I think the obsession with Ivies is a reflection of people's obsession with materialism and status.[/quote]

It's a reflection of people's feeling that the pie is shrinking, and if your child doesn't have the right credentials, your child won't get a piece.[/quote]

But, it's society's perception of how much of that pie is enough issue.  It's not enough these days, especially in this area, to live in a modest home, drive a modest car, don't take flying vacations and not own a table/smart phone/2 or 3 flat screens.    It's the "keeping up with Joneses" mentality that makes people feel this way.[/quote]

Thing is, people either have the smart phone flat screens vacations etc, or they're struggling to pay the rent and it's only getting worse.  So it's REALLY important to get out of the sinking middle class.[/quote]

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