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> Mention “millennial” to anyone over 40 and the word “entitlement” will come back at you within seconds And then a paragraph later... > Generalizations... fa
by yathern 9y ago
> Mention “millennial” to anyone over 40 and the word “entitlement” will come back at you within seconds
And then a paragraph later...
> Generalizations... fall apart under scrutiny.
As a 24 year old millennial - this article painted with a very emotional and us-vs-them brush which detracted from it's core. These sorts of articles love to blame baby boomers for the problems of the world - and while that's not necessarily incorrect, it's a convenient way to avoid blaming human nature - something we all share. It makes me wonder if in 40 years, the "Cyborg Generation" or whatever will be talking about how those crusty old millennial ruined the world by not doing XYZ which we all know now we should've.
- vkou 9y ago> It makes me wonder if in 40 years, the "Cyborg Generation" or whatever will be talking about how those crusty old millennial ruined the world by not doing XYZ which we all know now we should've. They almost certainly will. But thanks to climate change, I doubt they'll be called the cyborg generation.
- __s 9y agoWhy not? Humanity can survive famine by replacing their need for food with cybernetic implants. Potentially live underwater, why not
- vkou 9y agoWe might also discover that unicorns and elves are real, but I wouldn't bet our future on it.
- stcredzero 9y agoAsps. Very dangerous. You go first!
- kazinator 9y agoAlso, you're not magically protected from everything that a 35-year-old faces just because you're 45 or 50.
- stcredzero 9y agoGiven the precedent of mass political killings in the 20th century, all of the above groups might have their heads bashed in by teens and 20-somethings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution#Death_toll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution#Death_toll
- stcredzero 9y agoIt makes me wonder if in 40 years, the "Cyborg Generation" or whatever will be talking about how those crusty old millennial ruined the world by not doing XYZ which we all know now we should've. Sure, if XYZ == "protecting freedom of speech." Not doing so might complete the collapse of the US political process, which precipitates a series of events causing the collapse of civilization. http://78.media.tumblr.com/a7020c8d003c0ccb2168abc4b8b5c8e6/tumblr_onc9zfXaBJ1rti0t3o1_1280.jpg http://78.media.tumblr.com/a7020c8d003c0ccb2168abc4b8b5c8e6/...
- fellellor 9y agoCivilization will survive just fine without the burden of enabling idiots. Civilization wasn't invented in 1970, it has existed for millennia.
- beaconstudios 9y agoFree speech isn't about enabling idiots to have their soapbox as an end, it's about them having their soapbox so someone in the audience can rationally destroy their arguments publicly. Oppressing speech means that good ideas might be missing review and bad ideas are certainly missing criticism.
- JauntyHatAngle 9y agoThe emotional brush is how you generate any kind of meaningful grass roots support, but I digress... The article was not blaming baby boomers as such, but the generation always inherits another generations decisions, and will always continue to, that's just how life works. I feel like your comment is not relevant to the articles core points, and derails discussion to the oft repeated, non-consequential points, the article has a number of interesting points about why millennials face a difficult future, and references reasons why - the emotional parts of it are normal for this style of article and what make it powerful. Emotion to generate the further interest, references to keep it in some solid grounding - I would say that's a good combination to start the discussion personally.