Despite a seeming lack of direction, the occupy movement has recently escalated nationwide, prompting greater police action on controversy towards personal infringements. Protestors generally assert that the movement works primarily against unequal distribution of wealth and corporate greed, understandable given the protest's origins. The movement has escalated to such proportions that a Nashville law was enacted specifically in response, outlawing overnight camping near the state capitol, and over fifty arrests were recently reported in San Diego, sparking heightened controversy on the treatment of law-abiding protestors. Scott Olson, a protestor who suffered a skull fracture following state trooper intervention in an Oakland protest, has received widespread coverage and dedication from occupiers nationwide. While I strongly support public efforts to extend their influence in government and the economy, I do find several aspects of the protest rather irritating. The internet has been flooded with anecdotal attacks on economic inequality from the "I am the 99%" movement, and while it's certainly true that our nation faces a crisis in government reallocation of wealth and tax distribution, you can't expect a six figure salary out of a bachelors in animal studies. The promise of a respectable job following college graduation is quite simply no longer a reality, and people need to take greater consideration as to their potential career paths.
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