THE KIDS AREN’T ALL RIGHT: Sean Malone of FEE looks at the conflict between what we know about motivation from neuroscience and what today’s trendy philosophies tell kids. As Shawn says,

I contend that a lot of these ideas ultimately serve to destabilize young people’s sense of their own individuality and wreck their ability to deal with reality in ways that are most likely to leave them depressed and despondent.

Sounds right to me.