A 2015 prediction

Predictions for 2015 are all over the place these days. This is one from The Economist:

"... In 2015 the unshaven slacker in your basement will at last move out."

That is to say, folks aged 18-31, and like as not, only in America.*

"Parents in Europe may not be so lucky, alas. Nearly half of European 18- to 30-year-olds still live with their parents, thanks to sky-high youth unemployment in some countries. In Italy four-fifths of young adults live at home."

As with all predictions, the phrase to remember is, "We'll see."

The full piece can be read here.

*I should note that all the Europeans I know in this age-group have their own places.