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Quote: Apparently people in their 20s are a bunch of entitled whiners. Judging by the tone of this article I have to say, yes, his premise is dead on. Someone

by moe 17y ago

Quote: Apparently people in their 20s are a bunch of entitled whiners. Judging by the tone of this article I have to say, yes, his premise is dead on. Someone fix the headline: College boy finds out that life isn't fair, cries a river.

pyre 17y ago
The point that I took away is that there are plenty of people in their 20's that bust their butts. When the older generation is complaining about the '20-something whiners' the tone of those rants is usually about how little the '20-something whiners' do (i.e. they sit at home and watch tv/smoke pot/play videogames/etc rather than bettering themselves through education/etc).
- gehant 17y ago
  Entitlement involves having an inflated view of oneself - based on what's said in the article, sounds about right. Just seems odd that the author complains about not being able to find a job, yet takes zero responsibility for his situation. When I graduated college (into a shitty job market) many job offers were delayed, rescinded, or simply unavailable - I don't remember blaming everyone else.
  - pyre 17y ago
    I don't know that he's necessarily blaming the older generation so much as he's pointing out that the older generation made all sorts of promises such as, "Unless you get a university degree, you'll never get a good job" and "Once you have a university degree the job market is smooth sailin'" which are obviously not true. And now the older generation is complaining that the younger generations -- raised on such 'truths' and promises -- are saying "Where's this cushy job I was supposed to get with my college degree?"
olliesaunders 17y ago
I think it's pretty bad if their parents and teachers let "College boy" believe that for so long. This [TED talk](http://ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_philosophy_of_success.html http://ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentl...) might be of interest.
- adrianwaj 17y ago
  de Botton: Snobbery is taking a small part of someone and judging them in their entirety by it. It is an intensely ugly trait.
  - adrianwaj 17y ago
    _why's most fave'd tweet: "when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create."

by moe 17y ago

pyre 17y ago

The point that I took away is that there are plenty of people in their 20's that bust their butts. When the older generation is complaining about the '20-something whiners' the tone of those rants is usually about how little the '20-something whiners' do (i.e. they sit at home and watch tv/smoke pot/play videogames/etc rather than bettering themselves through education/etc).

gehant 17y ago
Entitlement involves having an inflated view of oneself - based on what's said in the article, sounds about right. Just seems odd that the author complains about not being able to find a job, yet takes zero responsibility for his situation. When I graduated college (into a shitty job market) many job offers were delayed, rescinded, or simply unavailable - I don't remember blaming everyone else.
- pyre 17y ago
  I don't know that he's necessarily blaming the older generation so much as he's pointing out that the older generation made all sorts of promises such as, "Unless you get a university degree, you'll never get a good job" and "Once you have a university degree the job market is smooth sailin'" which are obviously not true. And now the older generation is complaining that the younger generations -- raised on such 'truths' and promises -- are saying "Where's this cushy job I was supposed to get with my college degree?"

olliesaunders 17y ago

I think it's pretty bad if their parents and teachers let "College boy" believe that for so long. This [TED talk](http://ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_philosophy_of_success.html http://ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentl...) might be of interest.

adrianwaj 17y ago
de Botton: Snobbery is taking a small part of someone and judging them in their entirety by it. It is an intensely ugly trait.
- adrianwaj 17y ago
  _why's most fave'd tweet: "when you don't create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create."