"I went to a university [...] to no longer be poor, because I believed, as I was told by guidance counselors and the media and many adults and colleges themselves, that that was the only way to be not-poor."

Geez, who would have thought? You really have to be an expert to know that a degree in Art History/Gender studies/<insert random liberal art topic> won't take you anywhere.

Here is the problem with this generation. They want to be told what to do, they want everything to be properly explained to them and nice PC terms they can understand. They don't want to figure shit for themselves, don't want to think and certainly not take any responsibility for their poor choices.