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> we are breeding new generations who have no concept that anything worth doing requires hard work and commitment, and whose total career aspirations are to cli
by healsdata 14y ago
> we are breeding new generations who have no concept that anything worth doing requires hard work and commitment, and whose total career aspirations are to climb the middle management ladder as fast as possible
Bull. It's a common problem for older generations to besmirch younger generations for exactly the same stunts they pulled.
There are still soldiers, Olympians, prodigies, single parents, and many more examples of young people doing things that require a ton of dedication. Every week, Undercover Boss manages to find young people working their tails off to pay for school, medical bills, and work towards their dreams. Last night's episode featured a young man who wanted to be a choreographer but knew he needed schooling to make it; thus he was hauling huge carts of pretzels all over Philly every day to pay for classes.
And yes, there are people who hope to get to middle management as soon as possible. They have tons of motivations but they're no different than the last generation's ton of people who wanted to get stable union jobs. Most of them want to make a decent living to provide a roof and food for their children. The path to doing that has changed generation over generation, but it's still the same idea.
Certainly we can do things to help lift them up and help them innovate, but we're not going to make any progress by calling the next generations lazy.
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