In grimy yet gorgeous Naples, Italy, unemployment among young people
is over 50 percent, stunting the development of a generation. This is
about men and women younger than 40 who have been forced to go on living
with their parents, or even their grandparents.
Of course, privacy is an issue, and for the first time since the
advent of birth control and rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, sons and
daughters are having sex in their cars. Only there is a crucial
difference: Back then a newly empowered teen culture discovering
sexuality en masse dovetailed with the beginnings of a great commercial
car market. Now it’s a matter of socioeconomics and a profound lack of
opportunity (and privacy). Also, the kids aren’t so young anymore.