Jacob Savage’s recent article The Lost Generation presents data-driven, ironclad evidence that a coordinated purge took place against young white men. For millennials graduating college and attempting to launch careers, the professional environment shifted sharply between 2011 and 2013 as diversity hiring accelerated. Entry-level pathways that once operated on merit were increasingly constrained by demographic priorities rather than performance or ability.
Savage argues that this discrimination imposed institutional costs. He asks whether media is more trusted than it was a decade ago, whether Hollywood produces better films and television, and whether academia commands greater respect. His central question is whether excluding an entire cohort strengthened these institutions or hastened their decline once meritocracy was abandoned.
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