Why is society so different from what it used to be? Young kids are forced to stress out about their future and are put under so much pressure. At such young ages, kids have to think about what they're going to do, how they're going to achieve it, and what they'll do after that if they are able to achieve that. If they don't reach their goal, or basically attending a good college, what will they do after that? College is the most important thing right now right after money, and one of the best or only ways to make money is to attend college. Kids in elementary school are already stressing about college because their parents have put that burden on them. Parents spend tons of money to get their children to learn ahead and force them to participate in so much all just for college. Some parents don't think about how much stress it can bring to a mere child. In the past college was not even half as important. Even education was not that important. Nowadays if you want to be able to succeed you need a simple piece of paper that proves you've spent majority of your life in school. College proves that you've spent years learning things that will rarely ever prove helpful in the future, but the thing is, if you didn't go to a good college, what are the chances that you'll be able to make enough money to pay rent, feed yourself, or to start a family? If you don't have this simple piece of paper, the chances of being successful in life, to be able to earn enough money, are so slim. Why are kids worrying about this? Why? And there are so many kids who aren't fortunate enough to have fun or even eat because of money issues. Money is simply just a concept. If you think about it there really isn't any worth in a piece of paper with a mark that proves it's authentic or a round coin that doesn't actually hold much value. Kids these days have to worry about so much but for what? This burden that's brought onto them is so painful. In today's world, the rich will only get richer, but they will rarely try to help the less fortunate who are actually in need of the money that the rich people will never spend. Society has completely changed and life is much harder for people than it was in the past.