If there's any silver lining to Trump's dangerous extremism - and the rest of the Republican presidential candidates following him down the rabbit hole - I hope it's that it will energize us to get more involved in the political process, whether that means talking more to our disengaged friends about the importance of voting, or registering to vote for the first time.
With all the talk about "disengaged" leaders and followers not to mention the unemployed who are disengaged from work altogether, maybe we just go ahead and name our new normal the Disengagement Economy.
Interestingly, the pattern we have seen previously – undecided voters being disengaged and unsure about their positions – does not emerge on abortion.
Mexican pollsters say the reason is partly that, for all the sudden burst of student activity, many young people are still more disengaged than angry about this year's election.
A study before the London mayoral elections by Michal Garapich of the University of Roehampton among the half-million or east European migrants registered to vote in the capital showed a generally conservative mindset, politically somewhat disengaged, but worried about crime, school discipline and family breakdown, with blunt yet tolerant views on other minorities.
Using brain-imaging technology, neuroscientists have found that the brain is highly active when disengaged, consuming only about 5percentt less energy in its resting "default state" than when involved in routine tasks, according to Dr. Mark Mintun, a professor of radiology at Washington University in St . Louis
What about disengaged students then, or those seeking an alternative at levels 1 and 2? Certainly, in terms of priority markets, the most urgent issue in 14-19 reform is the growing number of young people leaving without qualifications or marketable skills of any type.
"There tends to be the feeling that if you do one thing about disengaged employees you will fix it," Parry said.
The geography of the euro plays a role: Many northern European countries, such as Denmark, the UK, Norway and Sweden, do not use the euro, and so have been disengaged from debates about how to keep Greece in the single currency zone.
But I think that when we talk about young people being disengaged, and when we talk about young people not voting, we need to look at it on a slightly deeper level and ask ourselves what are the fundamental issues with this system that is failing to engage young people.
