“Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation” (Again, and again, and again…)
Have you seen the news? Read the articles? Heard the talking heads?
They say young people are “lazy” and “entitled”. It’s said that young people – the entire generation – will never amount to much.
I came across a Time Magazine article the other day that really bothered me. It was another older person talking down to my generation. The article described us this way: “They have trouble making decisions. They would rather hike in the Himalayas than climb a corporate ladder.” It said we’re a generation that “postpones growing up” pointing out that “fully 75% of young males 18 to 24 years old are still living at home, the largest proportion since the Great Depression.” We’re apparently the “New Petulants” because we “can often end up sounding like whiners.”
What?! We’re “whiners” just because we don’t want to live the same lives as our parents?!
To read the full, original article click on this link: Recycling Generational Stereotypes: Does This End with Gen Y? | The Savvy Intern
