Sad commentary on student perfectionism and parent enabling of it

[ucbalumnus]

This post in another thread hints at what today’s young Americans are up against:

How Much Do You think You Need to Retire/What Age Will You/Spouse Retire: General Retirement Issues (Part 2)

This is a depressing article in the FT about American life expectancy being much lower than other countries (England is used for comparison): There’s a paywall but the key conclusions are given in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1641799627128143873 It includes these super-depressing charts, though the key point is that deaths are much higher in childhood and young adulthood, not after retirement (if you survive that long). [FT life1] [FT life2]