Or maybe this is bad news, because the youth do not realize what is at stake. After all the article is talking about skills that we have lost relative to other countries which may not like the U.S. very much.
Thus, you cannot just repeat "bad news" unfair :( Bring a new perspective please.
(And feel free to downvote, yeees I know we need some oil industry.. but no, if we'd do it right still not as much as >95% of it is right now for.. no way around it).
Skills will come and go as needed, the drama is overrated and sensationalism imo (just to ensure more downvotes ;))
It reeks of disrespect for the commitment it takes to nurture an industry, and is why in the west prodictoce 8ndustries are ocershadowed by asset bubles and speculation