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I am not sure how to fairly express this concept, so I will write it as it comes, younger generations are kinda fixing all the fuck ups of millennials in terms

I am not sure how to fairly express this concept, so I will write it as it comes, younger generations are kinda fixing all the fuck ups of millennials in terms of working conditions, in a bit maybe they will even get paid overtime, I felt always like my generation was more focused in trying to find someone to blame rather than fighting to fix things, more focused on saying "Ok boomer" or blame "GenX". And I think the main issue with millennials psychology is that they were born in a welthy and rich middle-class society and grew up spoiled, and then when in their late-teens the economy fucked them up they didn't have the strenght to fight, while maybe younger generations are born in crysis, unstability and exploitation, and might have more strenght to fix things

sheikheddy 5y ago
Do you also believe this pattern will hold as this generation ages? It could be the case that this property is really about young vs old people. Although I hope future generations will be so well off that they'll view the role of menial labor in modern society as something akin to slavery.
- lnxg33k1 5y ago
  That's a nice point, I am not sure, but a while ago here on HN someone posted an article showing stats about uprises going down in a proportional way to ageing of the population, so I am not a scholar of sociology but according to that article the answer to your question should be "no" :(, but maybe there will be young people of new generations who will keep the fight on, if current young generation are able to get fair working conditions which allow them to make kids and families
bick_nyers 5y ago
I just turned 26, so I straddle the line between millennial and Gen Z. I have friends that are distinctly in both generations. What you say definitely rings true to me, although I think the relationship with emerging technology also plays an interesting part here too. From all that I can tell of the situation, Gen Z is much more integrated and connected with each other due to the existing popularity of the internet and smartphones, where millennials growing up still followed that traditional model where there were strong cliques throughout school, and interests in things like the internet were still fairly obscure. That's not to say that cliques don't exist today, but it's hard for me to describe the right words behind the communication & relationship model that changed so dramatically. As a result, millennials don't feel nearly as much comraderie as Gen Z, which I believe to be playing a large role in the current societal anti-exploitation movements.

sheikheddy 5y ago

Do you also believe this pattern will hold as this generation ages? It could be the case that this property is really about young vs old people. Although I hope future generations will be so well off that they'll view the role of menial labor in modern society as something akin to slavery.

lnxg33k1 5y ago
That's a nice point, I am not sure, but a while ago here on HN someone posted an article showing stats about uprises going down in a proportional way to ageing of the population, so I am not a scholar of sociology but according to that article the answer to your question should be "no" :(, but maybe there will be young people of new generations who will keep the fight on, if current young generation are able to get fair working conditions which allow them to make kids and families

bick_nyers 5y ago

I just turned 26, so I straddle the line between millennial and Gen Z. I have friends that are distinctly in both generations. What you say definitely rings true to me, although I think the relationship with emerging technology also plays an interesting part here too. From all that I can tell of the situation, Gen Z is much more integrated and connected with each other due to the existing popularity of the internet and smartphones, where millennials growing up still followed that traditional model where there were strong cliques throughout school, and interests in things like the internet were still fairly obscure. That's not to say that cliques don't exist today, but it's hard for me to describe the right words behind the communication & relationship model that changed so dramatically. As a result, millennials don't feel nearly as much comraderie as Gen Z, which I believe to be playing a large role in the current societal anti-exploitation movements.