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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WHY don't you boomers understand that the rules have changed?

My father, the lawyer got:

-a BA
-a JD
-a job in a respected firm making tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses every year
-a nice, cushy life

I graduated law school 30 years later and I got:

-a BA
-a JD (from the same school as dad! And graduated higher in my class than him! And worked my ass off in prestigious internships every semester from 2L on) 
-an LLM
-a job at a respected firm making shit bonuses
-laid off for economic reasons
-bills that I can't afford to pay

HOW did I not work as hard as him?

I--and tons of others in my position--played by the old rules. But THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. And the baby boomers had a big part in the why of that. [/quote]
Oh lord, I have neighbors who are security guards, cashiers, or who are too disabled to work.  Why should I feel sorry for you when I know kids who work hard but are still reading years below their grade and will have a hard time getting anything besides a job at McDonalds?  Since when did the world owe you so damn much?  Talk about feeling entitled![/quote]

How is your response even relevant?  He clearly worked hard.  What difference does it make that your neighbors are cashiers, unless they spent years in graduate programs getting advanced degrees?  He never said the world owed him anything--he worked hard, and is still not getting by.  THAT'S his point.  Your reading comprehension isn't too great, either.[/quote]

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