The self-absorption displayed in that piece is a symptom of the success of the middle class in the 20th century. To put it bluntly, some people have become weak

The self-absorption displayed in that piece is a symptom of the success of the middle class in the 20th century. To put it bluntly, some people have become weak. Millennials cannot shoulder all the blame, either - it is also a failure of the people and institutions that raised them.