- The Benergizer
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- Exalted Mythic Member
This is one symptom of a far larger problem that definitely plagues our generation. Gen-Y kids, or "Millenials," are coddled, asinine, pleasure-seeking idiots continually pampered by their parents and lulled into a false sense of security. Our generation grew up with no losers, no valedictorians, no competition: truly a 'participation generation.'
Thanks to the unprecedented amount of entertainment, distraction, and gratification eternally accessible via the Internet, we've become tied to the notion of individual expression or intrinsic uniqueness (absolute bull). Obsession to rap music has made suburban white kids think that they're complete badasses for rolling around in their lax pennies, Lacoste cardigans, and Lexuses their parents bought.
Then the world say, "You need to go college," and 80% end up going, but only ~5% actually gain something substantial from the cumulative college experience (coursework, internships, epistemological overhaul, etc.). Since they spent their days jerking off, watching Youtube videos, and in general doing precisely jack -blam!-, they come wholly unprepared into the real world.
The real gem is when graduate comes and it's time to look for jobs. Instead of wanting to cut their teeth in "grind" professions (i.e. actually doing work) the entire crop of talentless hacks think they can be DJs, singers, promoters, actors, creative designers, Internet entrepreneurs, etc. For every 3LAU out there, there are a thousand kids stuck in their parents' basement ordering pizza every day, smoking a bowl while talking about how "sick" it'll be when they "make it."
And on top of all that, our generation will be the first to have a lower standard of living than the previous. It's a BIG problem.