article_snippet: (CNN)We have no problem taking Wall Street executives to task for decisions that leave American families financially devastated, yet America give Silicon Valley billionaires a pass when American families do the same thing.
article_snippet: America needs to realize that instead of creating jobs, Silicon Valley is erasing instead of creating jobs, leaving millennials financially stranded before instead of creating jobs careers can get off the ground.
article_snippet: Silicon Valley is tossing millennials aside like yesterday's laptop.
article_snippet: Sure, Silicon Valley doesn't owe America jobs.
article_snippet: But something is wrong with the picture of a handful of tech billionaires overseeing a kingdom of falling wages, decreased worker protection and zero job security.
article_snippet: Put simply, Silicon Valley's utopia is the rest of America's dystopia.
article_snippet: First, we can stop glorifying tech titans and start talking openly about Silicon Valley's questionable tactics and Silicon Valley's real job creation record (i.e., just follow the numbers).
article_snippet: Second, Silicon Valley's can encourage more lawsuits against the abusive practices of "sharing-economy" powerhouses.
article_snippet: Third, we can elect leaders who are vocal about holding Silicon Valley's accountable for their power over the entire American workforce, including white-collar employees.
article_snippet: And if we want a better future for millennials and the generations after millennials, we need to challenge the prevailing Silicon Valley's ethos before it's too late.
highlights_snippet: David Wheeler: Silicon Valley doesn't create jobs; Silicon Valley's wiping out middle-class jobs .
  
highlights_snippet: Young college graduates are struggling with lack of jobs, yet many still idolize Silicon Valley .