DAVID CRAVIT

Adulthood, Delayed: What Has the Recession Done to Millennials?

davidcravit — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:12:14 +0000

Adulthood, Delayed: What Has the Recession Done to Millennials? – Derek Thompson – Business – The Atlantic.

This is a hot topic right now – and it isn’t going away soon. It’s one of the main issues in my new book, Age Rage: The Coming War of the Generations, which is scheduled for release in the last week of March. Stay tuned!

New technologies boost aging brains

davidcravit — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:14:17 +0000

50Plus : Health : New technologies boost aging brains.

We’re just getting started. Improving brain health so that peak functioning lasts longer and longer, will be one of the most important priorities going forward…and is sure to trigger a huge wave of innovation, not just in drugs and medical therapies, but in products and services that can contribute to the process. This is a topic that’s never going to run out of steam.

Silver Fitness Stars Defy Aging

davidcravit — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:16:39 +0000

Silver Fitness Stars Defy Aging | Silver Group.

What’s really amazing is that there are enough 80+ and 90+ athletes to populate an entire category, for which there could then be a world record.

Let’s insult the Baby Boomers, too…

davidcravit — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:37:18 +0000

Baby Boomers: the dumbest generation ever.

Like I keep telling you…more signs of “Age Rage.” Someone should write a book about it. (Hint: I just have. It’s coming out in the spring.)

Yet another label for the Millennials…

davidcravit — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:33:08 +0000

Generation Limbo – Elise Jordan – National Review Online.

Yes, but if you think this is insulting, check the next post and get Kelly McParland’s comments about Boomers.

Young Versus Old

davidcravit — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:51:20 +0000

Interesting article here about the battle between Boomers/seniors and Millennials for scarce resources. Exactly the premise of my upcoming book – except I completely disagree with Neil Howe about who the winners are going to be. Am I right? Is he?

Stay tuned…

80 is the new 65

davidcravit — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:48:09 +0000

So says a new Wells Fargo survey. Read all about it here.

I think this is just the beginning.

The War Against The Young: Wealth Update

davidcravit — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:55:02 +0000

The War Against The Young: Wealth Update | Via Meadia.

It isn’t getting any less intense, that’s for sure.

Listen Up, Boomers: The Backlash Has Begun

davidcravit — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:03:56 +0000

Listen Up, Boomers: The Backlash Has Begun | Via Meadia.

This plays right into my thesis about the war of the generations – which will be covered in detail in my new book, “Age Rage,” coming this spring.

Traders From Chicago Board Of Trade Dump McDonald’s Applications On Occupy Chicago Protesters

davidcravit — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:53:13 +0000

Traders From Chicago Board Of Trade Dump McDonald’s Applications On Occupy Chicago Protesters | Mediaite.

This is getting interesting.

Notice, too, how the publicity around the OWS and assorted local versions is shifting away from what they are demanding to how they are behaving — sexual assaults, crime, the Geraldo report on how they will not share their food (gourmet food, in the case of NYC) with the homeless, and whether or not they should be allowed to “live” permanently in public parks when ordinary citizens need a permit to hold a family reunion barbecue for a couple of hours.