route66: This is pretty much the theory I have been living by. Young adults need time to goof off and do the things that they really want to. (Travel, etc.) When you're older you develop the want for pattern and stability in life. What fits better into that than a job?

(*Although--going to college and getting a START to what you'll want to do later is wise. PLAN your own path. Going to school online can give you the flexibility you need.)

Also:
Kling, I don't think it was his theory that we wait to work til we are too old and feeble to develop the products and services you think society needs to thrive. Middle-aged people are just as competent to keep society up and alive as some stress-filled kid that's wondering what the world has to offer. In fact, I think they would be MORE productive because they've reached a point in their life were they settle down.

Step 1 be young and have fun
Step 2 commit suicide by 50
Step 3 Profit!

oops sorry i meant to move it up not down hahahahaha