About 41% of the global population are under 24

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Steve Mays

And, according to Simon Tisdall, they’re angry…

There are more young people than ever before. About 41% of the global population of 7.7 billion is aged 24 or under. In Africa, 41% is under 15. In Asia and Latin America (where 65% of the world’s people live), it’s 25%. In developed countries, imbalances tilt the other way. While 16% of Europeans are under 15, about 18%, double the world average, are over 65.

Most of these young people have reached, or will reach, adulthood in a world scarred by the 2008 financial crash. Recession, stagnant or falling living standards, and austerity programmes delivered from on high have shaped their experience. As a result, many current protests are rooted in shared grievances about economic inequality and jobs.

Question is… are they angry enough?

Light Phone II unboxing

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Steve Mays

“designed to be used as little as possible” This line from their website best sums up the Light Phone for me. I ordered one in February and it finally arrived.

Hattie and Riley on the couch

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Steve Mays

One or both of the dogs sleep on the bed with Barb…unless she’s out of town. Then it’s the couch.

1955 Jeep

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Steve Mays

The nice man driving this beauty told me his 17-year-old son and the young man’s grandfather restored this 1955 Jeep. I’ve never seen a restored vehicle this… flawless. It was almost too perfect.