"20-somethings can fly nuclear bombers, I think they'll do alright with career choices. If we let them."
I tend to agree with the general sentiment, but I think this analogy is very misleading. For one, bomber pilots are a very selective group that have been screened. Nobody screens you for life in adulthood. So, most 20 somethings probably don't have the chops to fly nuclear bombers in combat situations. Also, the set of skills needed to perform the function of piloting bombers (where one is also given extensive training in those skills) is not necessarily the same set of skills needed for making career choices and navigating through life where the acquisition of those skills is a lot less clear. So yes, while some 20 somethings can fly nuclear bombers that doesn't tell us anything useful about how well 20 somethings in general are able to make career choices.
I tend to agree with the general sentiment, but I think this analogy is very misleading. For one, bomber pilots are a very selective group that have been screened. Nobody screens you for life in adulthood. So, most 20 somethings probably don't have the chops to fly nuclear bombers in combat situations. Also, the set of skills needed to perform the function of piloting bombers (where one is also given extensive training in those skills) is not necessarily the same set of skills needed for making career choices and navigating through life where the acquisition of those skills is a lot less clear. So yes, while some 20 somethings can fly nuclear bombers that doesn't tell us anything useful about how well 20 somethings in general are able to make career choices.