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Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:00 AM

"The Trap"

Are young Americans more interested in selling out than changing the world? Daniel Brook's new book argues that 20-somethings are forced to choose between living by their ideals or making a living.
By Astra Taylor

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  • Tuesday, July 10, 2007 09:15 AM

    Failure by 25

    I'm a 40-something with a fair number of 20-something friends and coworkers who are driven by the belief that if they're not "successful" by 25 they never will be. What can you possibly say when you encounter an attitude like that? If generation Y is doomed to a life of indentured servitude, it's servitude to the limiting definitions they've been willing to ascribe to.

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