The Old World Is Dying: Advice for 2026 graduates

opinionated advice for class of 2026 graduates

🌻 the old world is dying opinionated advice for c/o 2026 graduates Jasmine Sun Jun 10, 2026 1,259 109 292 Share J.M.W. Turner, Rain, Steam, and Speed - The Great Western Railway It’s a scary time to be twenty-two. Recently, I’ve been watching videos of college commencement speakers getting pummeled by boos for talking about AI. I’ve seen the charts showing post-graduate employment rates for engineering majors falling by 5 to 15 percent. And it’s not as if young people were having an easy time getting good jobs, buying homes, and starting families before AI. They say that every technological r

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