Although I agree with most of what you are saying, I disagree that most grads are capable of using a startup mentality to adapt themselves to the market.
In fact I would go as far as saying our public schools and universities actively discourage independent thinking and creativity. When we graduate, we are thrown into a world that we aren't prepared for. We have been prepared to memorize facts and follow routine, now everything is the complete opposite of that?
Even assuming I'm wrong and most graduates can adapt to life after graduation, it still takes a while to mentally pivot. Six months is not long in the scheme of things, but when it happens to lots of graduates, articles like this start to pop up; occupy movements start to pop up; etc.
In fact I would go as far as saying our public schools and universities actively discourage independent thinking and creativity. When we graduate, we are thrown into a world that we aren't prepared for. We have been prepared to memorize facts and follow routine, now everything is the complete opposite of that?
Even assuming I'm wrong and most graduates can adapt to life after graduation, it still takes a while to mentally pivot. Six months is not long in the scheme of things, but when it happens to lots of graduates, articles like this start to pop up; occupy movements start to pop up; etc.