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I suppose my writing really only addressed the upper echelon of my peer group. To be sure, there are examples of Gen Y'ers who carry an air of entitlement with

by rjett 18y ago

I suppose my writing really only addressed the upper echelon of my peer group. To be sure, there are examples of Gen Y'ers who carry an air of entitlement with them and are not justified to do so. I think every generation of people probably has a sect of people who could be described this way. What was so offensive about the article in the Journal was how it characterized all Millenials as entitled, spoiled kids. I think most readers in this community (of all generations) are probably hard-working, entrepreneurial, get-things-done type of people and that's why the "Trophy Kids" article didn't resonate well here.

bena 18y ago
The "upper echelon" of any group is going to be like that though. Using the exceptional few to excuse the vast majority does no one any favors. However, the millenials are defined by their entitlement. It is the one trait everyone notices. The readers here may not fit the mold, but you are using a self-selected group of people posting to a VC news site as a counter-point. That doesn't resonate well either.