This article struck a chord with me (a young millennial). I spent a lot of my childhood doing camping and other outdoor activities, and in the past six years or

This article struck a chord with me (a young millennial). I spent a lot of my childhood doing camping and other outdoor activities, and in the past six years or so turned to programing. In both situations, problem-solving is much more valued than abstract senses of justice or "how things should be". If you firewood is wet, it accomplishes absolutely nothing to complain about how you're being victimized by nature—you need to get over it and figure something out. And I'm sure we're all acutely aware of how it matters not one bit whether your software "deserves" to have a bug or not; you're still stuck fixing it. Far too many of my peers expect natural talent to yield success, expect effort to count more than results, expect life to be overwhelmingly fun, expect to be carefully nurtured until they're completely comfortable with the problem at hand. I had a friend who was amazed that boys didn't come flocking to her (despite her aloofness) since she was "beautiful like a Disney princess" and "guys enjoy the chase". Another thought that her years of classical violin training entitled her to win an American fiddling competition...despite not being nearly as comfortable with the style as the other competitors. There's a lot to be commended about my generation's focus on social justice and equality. But hopes and dreams about the future shouldn't come at the cost of being unable to grapple with the reality of the present.