>> i believe that there is, but just serving through ysop, and going out and serving people and getting to know people on the streets, and in college, there is hope. so there are many students who feel like, you know, they might not make it, but there's a hope for a better future as the president was talking about. >> you're working in poverty communities, right? >> yes. >> but there's still hope there? >> yes. >> that's good to know. >> david bernstein, is the coming of age during the great recession going to put a shadow over this generation for maybe longer than we're realizing? >> you know, one of the things that we're seeing about this generation, although they have been deeply affected by the great recession, their optimism about the future has not been diminished. the people in this generation, say they know that they won't make as much money as their parents did, but they think that they will have as happy or happier lives than they did. so the quality of what people are looking for and what they're seeing has been redefined. and i think that the great recession has helped us do