Upward Mobility Analysis

Go to school, get a job, succeed: the three goals of the modern American. However, without the first two goals, success does not appear to be a realistic option. America used to be the land of opportunity, but it is no longer the case - so economists say. People from low class, out of country, or disadvantaged families could come to the United States and succeed enough to create a better life. Yet, the 21st century has proved different. Upward mobility is a far reach for many, families tend to stay in the same social classes even through generations. The elite are still gaining while the poor are still losing. Many feel that some of these issues are due to the idea of the bounty, a term for all the productivity of life gains provided by new …show more content…
However, I do not think it will stay that way forever. Computers are getting more complex than just the average college student could understand. Therefore, those who are going to be most successful are going to be the intrinsically talented (actors, actresses, singers, musicians), those who are born into riches (Donald Trump), and those who are capable of using ideation and reason to manipulate technology to do what we need. I have no idea what I want to do in life, but I know for a fact that no matter what I do it is going to involve technology. Even those who were born into money, in order to capitalize even farther, they needed to be innovative and continue to create new ideas. In order to succeed, I am going to need to learn to be innovative and have the capability to take advantage of the idea of recombinant innovation. Plus, as computers take control of many jobs, competition for other jobs will increase and wages will have a downward push. So, in order to obtain optimal monetary fortunes, myself and my fellow millennials will need to learn to stick out and shine amongst each other and amongst the machines, but also learn to use machines as an advantage point to push