CAREERS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION—OPTIMISM. A NATION OF ENTREPRENEURS? Michael S. Malone had an article in the Wall Street Journal for May 19 which claims that America is going to be the first country in which the “dominant paradigm is entrepreneurship.†He cites a Gallup poll that found that 70% of today’s high school students intend to start their own companies. And he believes that, rather than being anxious about the uncertainties of careers at established companies, “An upcoming wave of new workers in our society will never work for an established company if they can help it.” Polls show that half of new college graduates believe that self employment is more secure than a salaried job. Perhaps my generation is more anxious about the future than the new generation.
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I wonder if some of the appeal of self-employment and entrepreneurial thinking is due to the staggeringly great success of new and weird companies. Perhaps young people feel that technology is moving so fast, only they can keep on top of it. Think of how YouTube and Myspace and Facebook have sold for millions of dollars, how bloggers like Perezhilton and HungryGirl have crossed over from the Internet to do television spots and books and fashion lines. Lately it seems like, in the spirit of Darwin, as long as you find your niche you’re golden. Imagination and confidence can pay off much more richly than traditional employment if you strike it right.