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That headline defines the younger generation perfectly.

StavrosK 10y ago
More than that, it defines every younger generation, including yours.
emmett 10y ago
From the article: A note about this post, which is being linked to from all over the internet: This situation is not about “young people today.” The letter-writer’s generation is far from the first to bridle at dress codes or misunderstand office culture or start out with little knowledge of how things work in offices. This is about being young and new to the work world, not about what generation they belong to. Most of us made plenty of mistakes when we first started work — I certainly did. So please go a little easier on this person.
- MustardTiger 10y ago
  Saying "it isn't about this generation" doesn't change the fact that it does sum up this generation very well. The level of entitlement is unreal, with people demanding history classes in universities not teach parts of history that they don't like. There has never before been such wide spread self-importance in any other generation.
outworlder 10y ago
> A note about this post, which is being linked to from all over the internet: This situation is not about “young people today.”
- to3m 10y ago
  Indeed not. And thus the post is accurate. It has always been accurate, and it will remain accurate for many years to come. Let us hail the poster for his/her perspicacity, today, tomorrow, and yesterday. Their user name may also be relevant. But I'm going to have to sleep on that one. EDIT: The key word is "today" ;) Exercise for the reader - figure out why the grand parent post very obviously and highly deliberately does not mention that.
jontro 10y ago
Did you read the first paragraph?
meritt 10y ago
> And the sign said, "Long-haired freaky people need not apply". So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why The "younger generation" has asked "why?" to stupid rules for a very long time.
- MustardTiger 10y ago
  They didn't ask why, they signed a petition.
  - meritt 10y ago
    I agree that the whole notion of petitions being an effective tool is a recent phenomenon but I feel the general premise is the same: The older generations have always criticized the younger generation of refusing to embrace the rules, having it so much easier, being disrespectful, wanting what they haven't earned, etc. Though I do think the advent of upvote/downvote discussion forums has emboldened the attitude of "I can just downvote/ignore/blockout anything to which I do not agree". That's an annoying and recent behavior (which affects us all, not simply the millennials) which really drives me crazy.
    - MustardTiger 10y ago
      >The older generations have always criticized the younger generation of refusing to embrace the rules, having it so much easier, being disrespectful, wanting what they haven't earned, etc. And that's not what is happening here. This is the younger generation criticizing other members of the younger generation for being spoiled, self-absorbed narcissists. I criticize the older generation for making them this way with their helicopter parenting and their special snowflake "everyone wins" nonsense.
      - dang 10y ago
        Perhaps this younger generation really is the worst younger generation ever, but your comments in this thread fuming about it are still lowering the quality of discussion here below acceptable. Please don't do that on HN. If you comment on a common rage inducer, make sure you have something new and interesting to say, and are not just venting with clichés. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

More than that, it defines every younger generation, including yours.

From the article: A note about this post, which is being linked to from all over the internet: This situation is not about “young people today.” The letter-writer’s generation is far from the first to bridle at dress codes or misunderstand office culture or start out with little knowledge of how things work in offices. This is about being young and new to the work world, not about what generation they belong to. Most of us made plenty of mistakes when we first started work — I certainly did. So please go a little easier on this person.

MustardTiger 10y ago
Saying "it isn't about this generation" doesn't change the fact that it does sum up this generation very well. The level of entitlement is unreal, with people demanding history classes in universities not teach parts of history that they don't like. There has never before been such wide spread self-importance in any other generation.

outworlder 10y ago

> A note about this post, which is being linked to from all over the internet: This situation is not about “young people today.”

to3m 10y ago
Indeed not. And thus the post is accurate. It has always been accurate, and it will remain accurate for many years to come. Let us hail the poster for his/her perspicacity, today, tomorrow, and yesterday. Their user name may also be relevant. But I'm going to have to sleep on that one. EDIT: The key word is "today" ;) Exercise for the reader - figure out why the grand parent post very obviously and highly deliberately does not mention that.

jontro 10y ago

Did you read the first paragraph?

meritt 10y ago

> And the sign said, "Long-haired freaky people need not apply". So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why The "younger generation" has asked "why?" to stupid rules for a very long time.

MustardTiger 10y ago
They didn't ask why, they signed a petition.
- meritt 10y ago
  I agree that the whole notion of petitions being an effective tool is a recent phenomenon but I feel the general premise is the same: The older generations have always criticized the younger generation of refusing to embrace the rules, having it so much easier, being disrespectful, wanting what they haven't earned, etc. Though I do think the advent of upvote/downvote discussion forums has emboldened the attitude of "I can just downvote/ignore/blockout anything to which I do not agree". That's an annoying and recent behavior (which affects us all, not simply the millennials) which really drives me crazy.
  - MustardTiger 10y ago
    >The older generations have always criticized the younger generation of refusing to embrace the rules, having it so much easier, being disrespectful, wanting what they haven't earned, etc. And that's not what is happening here. This is the younger generation criticizing other members of the younger generation for being spoiled, self-absorbed narcissists. I criticize the older generation for making them this way with their helicopter parenting and their special snowflake "everyone wins" nonsense.
    - dang 10y ago
      Perhaps this younger generation really is the worst younger generation ever, but your comments in this thread fuming about it are still lowering the quality of discussion here below acceptable. Please don't do that on HN. If you comment on a common rage inducer, make sure you have something new and interesting to say, and are not just venting with clichés. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html