No one expects anything from them and they dont expect anything from themselves. I read an article that said -(about many kids in the US)- that kids have no aspirations to move up the social and economic ladder. They were born trash and have no intentions of ever being anything else.

Such an opinion in such large numbers is new in the US and im sure the UK. Even during the height of the hippy movement, most kids were pretty straight arrows and strove for success.
I blame celebs being talentless and generally useless. If Posh Spice can become rich and famous, it's reasonable to think anyone else can with no work whatsoever.

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