A New York Times profile of Ramit Sethi's financial coaching sparked a generational war in the comments. Older readers called younger people lazy, younger readers defended his methods, and some dismissed him as a grifter. Sethi reads through the angriest and most unhinged responses.
The New York Times recently ran a profile of my work, and I have to tell you, the comments were amazing. In fact, somehow the comments turned into a full-blown generational war. In the comments, some people said my work changed their lives, and there are unhinged nuts who call me a grifter. Many boomers said young people are lazy. You all just need to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. So today, I decided let's have a little fun and go through the comments together. The angry ones, the thoughtful ones, and the unhinged ones.
