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Gen X's Message to the Youth
- themodelplumber 4y agoIt's interesting to read this, because the points sure seem like they fit a general passing-generation vibe. "Snotty youth should fit the mold a little better and stop Hurting the Feelings of the Gen X People!" The article on Gen Z & Millenial advice [1], which is written for...uh...well, it doesn't really say who it's written for, which is interesting--but the advice there is more like: "speaking of being circumspect, we are down here waving for your attention!" There is an obvious difference in power and energy which is more like ignition material than discussion material in lots of ways. And groups don't generally communicate those kinds of points unless certain power/positioning conditions are perceived. It makes me wonder if there are other methods for framing such discussions, so that slightly less passionate lines can be drawn on both sides? Identity is a fantastic career ingredient but identity-passion and identity-stuckness (thinking generationally, in which a pinning effect seems inescapable) are also only a couple of possible ingredients; there are tons of other ingredients on the shelf... 1. https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/gen-z-millennials-workers-generational-divide-workplace https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/gen-z-millennials-workers-g...