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I am gen X, and my younger brother is gen Y. I actually agree with the poster above you, and not with you. Although it was true that we grew up with reagan and

I am gen X, and my younger brother is gen Y. I actually agree with the poster above you, and not with you. Although it was true that we grew up with reagan and bush 1, and associated global-political fears and sluggish economies, we also mostly graduated from high school and universities during the clinton era when the economy was booming and anyone with a pulse could get a job. I mean, drop outs from "media criticism" programs were getting 80k offers to become "web producers." There was a ton of work, a ton of money flowing around, and not very many young people coming out of school (relatively). My brother on the other hand has a dual degree in tough sciences and has been un or underemployed since 2008. There is a glut of graduates and the only places hiring are silicon valley and silicon alley. Even if you have a degree in physics, if you don't know PHP you are not getting an interview, anywhere. God forbid you are interested in something like Law, where nobody is getting hired. It IS when you graduate. If there are no jobs, there are no jobs, regardless of how serene and abundant or oppresive and anxiety inducing your childhood was.

run4yourlives 16y ago
It IS when you graduate. If there are no jobs, there are no jobs, regardless of how serene and abundant or oppresive and anxiety inducing your childhood was. But I'm not arguing about who actually has it worse. Hell, I think anyone graduating this year wins that hands down. Humility is an action based on perception, not reality. If you forever had it easy, yet land in a world of shit come graduation day, you become flummoxed and dismayed. That's when you figure all hope is lost and you may as well throw caution to the wind. You're owed more dammit! Why can't others see that? On the contrary, those that have never had anything are grateful for the little they receive. In fact, some in this boat could use a shot of arrogance. These are extremes of course, and certainly gross generalizations, but hopefully I make the point. It's not that one generation is better than the other. It's that one started low, and got low - exactly what they expected. The other started high, but is getting low, and that's not what is expected. When you don't get what you expect, the best place to look for answers is in the mirror. In this case - the solution is to decrease expectations. In other words be more humble.
- jules 16y ago
  So you're arguing "My generation is humbler than yours!" What a pointless debate.
  - run4yourlives 16y ago
    Ah, no. I'm saying your generation is having a harder time because your expectations are so ridiculously high.
    - jules 16y ago
      Getting an entry level job when you've been looking for a job for 2 years is a ridiculously high expectation?

run4yourlives 16y ago

It IS when you graduate. If there are no jobs, there are no jobs, regardless of how serene and abundant or oppresive and anxiety inducing your childhood was. But I'm not arguing about who actually has it worse. Hell, I think anyone graduating this year wins that hands down. Humility is an action based on perception, not reality. If you forever had it easy, yet land in a world of shit come graduation day, you become flummoxed and dismayed. That's when you figure all hope is lost and you may as well throw caution to the wind. You're owed more dammit! Why can't others see that? On the contrary, those that have never had anything are grateful for the little they receive. In fact, some in this boat could use a shot of arrogance. These are extremes of course, and certainly gross generalizations, but hopefully I make the point. It's not that one generation is better than the other. It's that one started low, and got low - exactly what they expected. The other started high, but is getting low, and that's not what is expected. When you don't get what you expect, the best place to look for answers is in the mirror. In this case - the solution is to decrease expectations. In other words be more humble.

jules 16y ago
So you're arguing "My generation is humbler than yours!" What a pointless debate.
- run4yourlives 16y ago
  Ah, no. I'm saying your generation is having a harder time because your expectations are so ridiculously high.
  - jules 16y ago
    Getting an entry level job when you've been looking for a job for 2 years is a ridiculously high expectation?