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In reply to the discussion: Excellent rant from a Millenial to GenX and Boomers [View all]CleanLucre
(284 posts)so great that I read the whole essay b4 commenting. A lot of wisdom here in each and every post.
The essay boils down to this. Kid, you grew up in the age of bullshit and you know it. Some good points but some of the imaginings about what previous youth could or should have handed to them is off base.
The wheels are coming off the bus and yes these youth have to scramble now. So does everyone. There is some freedom in that. People are recreating their lives and a new economy, by necessity.
"Even McCullough, in the midst of stabbing our supposedly inflated egos, urged us not to do anything that we didnt love or feel passionate about. You know what? We dont have that luxury. That idea is a relic of days gone by. We are not the generation that finds itself in creative abandon. We are not the generation that goes off in search of personal fulfillment and the satisfaction of a job well done, only to come back millionaires."
Wait a minute. When was that EVER the case? That happened to some, not a whole generation. Where is the sense of "the satisfaction of a job well done" and realistic expectations of a comfortable life? Yes you have to survive AND have the opportunity to look at what you really want to do with your life, because what the hell!?! Take charge!!