How the Rise of Generation Alpha Will Change Capitalism

The kids have had enough. But what comes next?

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When I was an elementary school kid, I was mostly ignorant to what was going on in the world. I figured the adults had it all handled, and we only had to worry about being kids. It was accepted that if you went to school and worked hard, you’d do well in life.

And in many cases, that was true.

Except we’re now witnessing the job market . I’m not just talking about entry jobs or mid-level positions — I’m talking about people with degrees who are scrambling. If you don’t believe me, log in to Linkedin to see the pleas from qualified job candidates.

The difference now is that because of social media, kids see the stories about what’s happening around the globe — like how corporations are raking in record profits despite the homeless crisis getting worse.

My son can see the growing number of tents in our neighbourhood. He knows these are displaced people due to the weight of capitalism, which continues to reward the rich and punish the poor. This is not isolated to our city — it’s a .

As the wealth gap widens, with a few hoarding obscene amounts of wealth, we can see the attitudes shifting among our…