Or maybe chalk it to youthful exuberance and optimism :). A lot of my kid’s elementary school friends thought they would become the President of America :)
Gen X isn't that young for the most part. My take would be more: they've grown up with capital interests consolidating and commodifying every aspect of life and thus they're realistically looking at the costs and knowing they need more than what feels intuitively reasonable.
The delusion, or naivety, is that they'll find success. Then again what's the alternative? Death.
The delusion, or naivety, is that they'll find success. Then again what's the alternative? Death.