As were half of the people I met in grad school. That's how I know. ;-)

aswanson · on Jan 6, 2008

Good. At least enlightened youth such as yourself can look at our negative example and say "That will not be me."

timr · on Jan 6, 2008

I'm also a 30-something. It would have been clearer to say that I met a lot of cynical 20-somethings in grad school, who are now cynical 30-somethings.

More than one friend is a veteran of the first boom, with little to show for it.

aswanson · on Jan 7, 2008

Hey, at least they tried. I dismissed the first wave as a fad and didn't pay any attention to it. For the most part it was a fad, but there were opportunities...