Adrift: 100 Charts that Reveal Why America is on the Brink of Change

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The proposed solution - which I also believe in - is to increase the government’s role in shaping the rules in the society, which currently leans too much on market forces. I also appreciate how, unlike other literature, Professor Galloway dedicates an entire section of the book to possible solutions to help mend the fabric of American society and elevate it back to a respectable Nation.

Scott Galloway is Professor of Marketing at NYU's Stern School of Business and a serial entrepreneur. This process offered him several important new insights into the decaying of the American middle class — and a surprising sign of optimism for the future. I always include a few pages of Quotes and Excerpts from the book—the “best of” Randy’s highlighted Passages. Students are behind in their learning due to COVID and the biggest concern is that students who do not learn to read proficiently by third grade have difficulty catching up and are 4 times less likely to graduate from high school = lifetime achievement of millions is lowered. From 1950 to the mid-’ 70s, average compensation kept pace with productivity, meaning the benefits of productivity gains went to those doing the work.The fixes required count on the same monies that have absolutely no interest in doing any of the suggested improvements. For example, this is how Galloway phrases his thesis in the introduction: "We’ve gotten closest to realizing our ideals when we’ve balanced ruthless capitalism with the ballast of a strong middle class. Companies have fallen in love with ‘yogababble’………the nonsensical pontification that had replaced English in tech unicorns’ mission statements”.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). However, some of the biggest clouds may be clearing” in the way Americans have pulled together to help Ukraine and that getting past Covid19 might usher in a new wave of well-being.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I will keep the book for a reference and use it in political discussions to get to the most relevant explanation! Im not sure what was more of a waste - the time it took to read this book or the time the author spent writing it. His mother immigrated here so of course he's pro-immigration, as am I, but I didn't need to be constantly reminded of it.

And okay - while I understand the numerous 3-star reviews that say they agree with the author but didn't learn anything new, since his main points here often do come across as no-brainers - immigrants and infrastructure and just PROGRESS are good; health care and college are too expensive; the wealth gap is out of control, businessmen in government and media worship of tech celebrities are "really fucking bad;" absolutely everything hinges on a large, strong and prosperous middle class, etc. Having studied issues effecting our country Scott Galloway, the author, found data that closely demonstrated the importance of the issue. In 1950, nearly 1 in 3 American non-farm workers was represented by a union, which gave them the ability to organize and exercise bargaining power against powerful employers. For the past thirty years, the value of the internet as described by Metcalfe’s Law has increased more than processing power has improved.It should be looked at subjectively, and although statistics don't lie, how they were obtained can be a bit deceitful. I was annoyed by how many times the author brought up immigration and the benefits immigrants bring to America. His Prof G and Pivot podcasts, No Mercy / No Malice weekly blog, and Prof G YouTube channel reach millions worldwide.