We had a term in the 1970s/1980s in the Air Force....that we used almost daily....'slacker'.
A 'slacker' was a guy (usually) who didn't put much effort into his work, or his life. This was the junior airman who wore clothing until it had a ton of body order....meaning he washed his clothing maybe once a month. This was the guy who mostly hung around the barracks.....if they could find a way to get out of work/duty, then they put effort into that....and they rarely did anything worth discussing except watch TV.
Yeah, a slacker was a loser.
So it occurred to me this week....there's hundreds of thousand of these 18-to-29 year old slackers now existing in America.....living out of dad's house, and doing little in the way of progressing or getting ahead in life.
The trouble here? Well....slackers don't vote. They also don't date or get into relationships. They don't get credit cards....mostly because they have no income. The Democratic or Republican parties having anything to offer slackers? No.
Are they even interested in leaving or getting a job? There's no indicator of that.
As this group grows in the next decade....what exactly can any politician offer....to make them happy?
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