Talking 'bout my generation

I've been mulling over the Globe and Mail's story "Flirting with Disaster" from today's Focus section. The article, by Alexandra Shimo discusses the increasing number of unambitious 20 to 30-somethings who sponge off of their parents and remain in their homes rent-free. I think Shimo makes some good points, but failed to go into the detail and explanations I'm looking for. For example, the fact that we're living in an increasingly immigrant Canada, and many ethnic families encourage their offspring to stay at home until they get married. Or how about how much we all owe in student loans. I think the problem is that this article paints these slackers as the rule of our generation rather than the exception.

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