The Pandemic Was a Truth Serum

Work can be demoralizing, higher education a waste of money, and few people under 25 will ever make enough money to afford their parents’ American Dream — let’s change that…

I don’t want to work

I want to bang on the drum all day”

Todd Rundgren

Photo by Krišjānis Kazaks on Unsplash

We dream of summer vacations. We dream of theme parks and fairytale romances and sleeping late.

We dream of ice cream cones and cotton candy…..cool breezes, holding hands, and ice-cold beer.

We dream of meeting someone who gives us butterflies.

We also dream of living in a mansion and being chauffeured around town in a limousine.

We dream of private planes, stardom, wealth, and comfort.

We used to believe the pathway to making all these glorious dreams come true was higher education, back-breaking work, starting at the bottom and working our way up, and waiting patiently as our elders retired making way for our ascent into the boardrooms.