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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Millennial Rant Deserves A Trophy For Being Most Wrong
http://www.cracked.com/blog/that-anti-millennial-rant-bs-cracked-destroys-meme/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-weekly-20170118this reflects an attitude I see a lot of nowadays . Just imagine if half the predictions about the "pepsi" generation turned out to be true.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)"And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through"
hueymahl
(2,497 posts)Just like other generations, some are hard workers, some are not.
The one generalization I will make is an awful lot of them come off as entitled. I get a lot of "the world owes me this" type attitudes. That and a short attention span, which I think is a direct outgrowth of growing up with phone in their hand. So I guess that is two generalizations.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)* A worship of the past
* Calling the present generation weak, but saying it's not their fault, but the fault of their parents
* Thinking the solution is more authority, more policing the thoughts and actions of the young adults
* And of course "Everyone gets a trophy", a perception only possible because THEY see everything as a competition or life as a struggle
RadiationTherapy
(5,818 posts)motivate.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)motivation to get off your ass and vote, there aren't enough hoops those clowns wont make people jump through.
otohara
(24,135 posts)and pledges of #NeverHillary over and over again...on my Facebook page
How they turned on my son when he came out for Hillary after being a Sanders supporter...I might be more forgiving
but it was unfuckingbelivable the comments, the memes, the hate.
These are kids I've known for years - some since they were kids...it was quite disheartening.
I deactivated out of disgust.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)As someone born in the 80s, I remember getting those things. They were on display on a shelf in my bedroom for awhile, but have long since disappeared. But I want to break something to you. We didn't ask for them. Most of my classmates (including myself) thought they were silly. It was the parents/coaches (mostly baby boomers) who gave them to us.
A few years ago I was in a thrift shop. I saw a shelf of participation trophies next to various wedding favors (trinkets personalized with the couple's name and wedding date). Looking at that shelf made me realize what a waste of money both are.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Not sure why the Gen Xers (of which I qualify) and Boomers think Millennials are something different. Their parents all said the same exact things about them. And their parents said the same thing about those parents.
While I'm not a Millennial and some current trends of theirs confuse me, I honestly don't get all the ridiculous animosity that gets sent their way.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)spent most of his time figuring out how to get rich from marketing some kind of CRAP.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sinek
Simon O. Sinek (born October 9, 1973) isa British/American author, motivational speaker and marketing consultant. He is the author of three books including the 2009 best seller, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (2009).
Skittles
(153,164 posts)millennials overall, their work habits are different from mine but are they better or worse - not really, just different - I think we learn from each other, rather than trash each other