[stephengillie]

> Young people (generally defined here as those under 40)

What is with the media and this strange concept of "young people" now being the 28-40 age bracket? Back in my day, "young people" meant 8-18 year olds.

This isn't the only article making this bizarre wordplay. One of the previous USDS "submarine" articles referred to "young people" on a team as the members who were over 28.

[mjevans]

Clearly they are talking about 'the workforce' as 'people'. 'kids' are not considered anything but a cost center in their equation.

[msandford]

'kids' used to work and earn money. That used to be a real category. It's not anymore. A lot of people don't learn how to really manage their money until after they've graduated from college and realize that they're going broke and that there are no new loans.

Is that irresponsible of them? Sure! But how were they supposed to learn if they couldn't get a job and make some of their own money?

[chc]

Like "big" and "fast," "young" is relative. A small person is much larger than a large ant, and a fast bike will generally go slower than a slow car. These people are young compared to the older people they're looking at.