I wasn't the best high school student but was good enough to get into the state university. Once there, I got a degree in computer science and was hired by a top company where I spent my entire career advancing my potential.
I know it's harder on the kids today, but some of that is on them for not "growing up," some of it is on their parents for not encouraging them to persevere to succeed, some of it is on the schools that deemphasized the basic skills to make room for social indoctrination, some of it is on the businesses that off-shored work to cheaper labor pools and then imported cheap labor here that displaced American workers, and some of it is on the politicians who pandered to the fringes for power and votes.
-PJ
Yes, times are a bit different today. The influx of illegal aliens is probably the most detrimental to our youth and people newly entering the workforce. We did not have that competition or problem back in the 70s. And since these illegals will work for less, employers will abuse that, and don’t hire our youth.