The Trap - A Review by Astra Taylor in Salon

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Are young Americans more interested in selling out than changing the world? Daniel Brook's new book argues that 20-somethings are forced to choose between living by their ideals or making a living

Comments

[jaydedone]

Pertinent. And painful.

[friarjohn]

Oh so true.

[pangolin]

Given that all of that is true, why is it noble to push for the rights of illegal immigrants, who are just bringing the middle class down faster?

[jaydedone]

I think you're missing the point of the article.

That said, your use of the term "noble" is confusing to me, as altruistic behavior is generally considered just that. Hence pushing for the rights of illegal immigrants, despite the supposed (and, in my opinion, incorrect but that's neither here nor there) threat they pose to the middle-class, would seem to fit the classical definition of noble quite neatly.

*chuckle* Of course, were I to read this comment in a forum as opposed to a friend's livejournal, I'd dismiss it immediately as trolling rather than an honest question.

[pangolin]

Well, then I know how to respond to you.

[shentou]

Ouch, but that hits close to the spot.