THE VIDEO SHELF · generational inequality in the us
How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED
Scott Galloway's TED talk uses data to argue that young Americans are financially worse off than earlier generations, calling it a great intergenerational theft. He covers root causes and what could change it.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters cite it for hard data on millennials versus boomers and the economic reality facing young workers.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- TED
- Topic
- generational inequality in the us
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 12
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2024–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Here is the talk. Every multigenerational American family should be forced to watch this and discuss the ethical implications of each peesons vote in future elections. [VIDEO]
greentxt on Hacker News · 2024-06
In The U.S. Economy Reaches Superstar StatusScott Galloway’s TED Talk covers a lot of the current reality young people face entering the workforce. [VIDEO] [LINK] It is complicated, but may become more pronounced as the baby-boomer generation retires. =3
Joel_Mckay on Hacker News · 2025-07
In Inequality, decay of democratic institutions linked to accelerated ageing
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