#'i hate boomers because [something my parents believe that does not apply to all boomers in the least]'

[quinnmorgendorffer]

i have lots of thoughts about generations discourse but the main points are:

generations are way too large to actually, well, “generalize” anyone’s life experiences. boomers are apparently born from 1946-1964??? my boomer parents (dad born in 1947 and mom in 1952) grew up in a very different political and social climate than later boomers. i have no idea how they are grouped with people who went to college in the 80s? with people who weren’t old enough to remember jfk being shot? can’t remember a time without the beatles, even? makes no sense to me. after being told i had “older” parents my whole life i just find it hard to see people so much younger than them in their generation.

someone’s hometown, class, religious background, race, gender, sexuality, etc. - all of these make for a much better generalization or grouping for a lot of the comments you make about boomers and the like

good lord, not everyone you hate is a boomer lol. biden and bernie are both part of the silent generation. obama is towards the end (1961). trump is towards the beginning (1946). 

also, JESUS CHRIST, i have seen people claim boomers fought against civil rights. Um, I’m sure some of the oldest ones were against it, but you know the usa’s civil rights act was signed in 1964? which is apparently the cut-off year for when boomers could be born??? i’m not saying they can’t be racist but the oldest boomers would’ve been 18 when that passed???? many older boomers went to segregated schools because brown v. the board of education, while decided in 1954, didn’t mean everyone integrated schools immediately!!! they could not control that!! 

some of you need to just say you hate your parents and move on!!!

[sumeshi-t]

when to shutcho bitchass up.

so i had this long ass reply as i was about to reblog a haikyuu writer’s response to a hate ask but i had to eat lunch, and my wifi’s acting up so it all got deleted. but anyway, after lurking in the shadows for god knows how long, i decided to speak up about this on-going issue of hate being poorly masked as “constructive criticism”. 

it doesn’t just happen on haikyuu blogs, like, every fandom has it. and it saddens me because i’ve seen the greatest blogs out here just vanish into thin air (or has gone on hiatus and never returned/archived the blog/deactivated) for getting hate that they absolutely do not deserve. nobody does. nobody needs that hate; not now not ever. most often than not, there are people who hide behind the anon feature in asks. but i guess some people lately have now learned how to own up to their own mistakes; and yes, everyone’s opinion is valid, is welcome to be entertained; however the way you word these things out also matters. it’s just like when someone writes something, you know? why do you get to complain, “your writing suckxz” when you can’t even write down why you think so? lol gtfo. people can interpret your words in however way they want, and that’s the one thing you cannot control. so at least, when you attempt to apologize for something you “didn’t mean to” or “was just a joke”, at least make it sound like you mean it. if you want your opinion to be taken seriously, learn how to say it with manners.

anyway, this post will be terribly long, probably longer than the shit i’ve ever written anywhere lmao. some of the things i’ll say here might come off as redundant but because the same thing happens over and over again, what else would you expect?

Exhibit A: “constructive criticism” does not mean, or shall never be equated to “hate”

if you go around tumblr, there are tons of posts which educate people how to properly write a critique, how to decently and reasonably critic someone’s work, whether it be in the form of writing, or digital art, etc. even if you type “constructive criticism” on that google search bar, tons of websites are going to tell you how to do it, so it really is unacceptable to use “it’s constructive criticism” as an excuse when all you’ve said is “your writing sucks”. literally, how can “constructive criticism” go from “you’re not even a good writer, why the hype?” to “you’re too positive, too fake, if you’re sad, show that you’re sad.” that ain’t it chief. constructive criticism is given to the works of a content creator, not directed at the content creator itself.

ever heard of the sandwich method? yeah, yummy and easy, right? basically it means, you start it off with the positive things about the content creator, then the negative ones in the middle, then reinforce them at the end. okay, i’ll repeat that here, let me break it down if that isn’t enough for cute little noggins to understand:

tell the content creator what made you hooked on their works in the first place. what made you indulge in all that deliciously free content, that has brought you to tears, to laughs, to orgasm. you don’t necessarily have to praise them, but acknowledge that you’re aware of what they’re doing and how it is, or how their progress is so far.

now here comes the critique part. this where the “however” and the “but” words come in, to transition from (for example) “your way with words is breathtaking” to “sometimes i feel they’re too much to digest all at once”. get it? pinpoint to the content creator just exactly what aspects in their current state do you wish they could improve on, or areas do you think they are lacking or weak, so to speak. be concise, be comprehensive, be nice.

lastly, my favorite part, is you give them tips or advice or just a fucking hint how you think they can achieve the things you said from #2. even if you know or assume that they’d understand your point, or “it’s their job to find it out by themselves”... well, a little input or jumpstart wouldn’t hurt, would it? so from the example, “your way with words is breathtaking” to “(however) sometimes i feel they’re too much to digest all at once” you end it with a, “i think or why don’t you try doing so, and this, and that,”

lemme go back to the “it’s their job to find it out by themselves” aha, news flash honey: this isn’t their job. it’s their way of enjoyment, their leisure, their free time that they use up just to bring out free content for lots of people like you to indulge in. most people come here, or on ao3, or basically anywhere where you can post your work, just for fun. you cannot be demanding, that’s why they have their rules and all, but i digress. content creators feed on feedback, and feedback alone. i hope you have an idea how something as simple as “asdflkjshdls” in the tags can bring a phat smile to a content creator’s face, what more, if it’s something coherent. just fucking keyboard smash is a boost to their confidence (trust me, it’s very fun knowing that how “asdfgjkl” i was when writing something, is the same as the “asdfgjkl” the readers had when reading)

this sandwich method thing doesn’t only apply to this certain situation. in fact, this is an effective means of communicating your point across to people in school, at work, and even in the comforts of your home. right? 

didn’t you feel bad when your teacher returned your paper to you and just said, “i gave you that grade just because” and nothing more? or when that classmate of yours said, “no, i don’t like this idea. think up of something else” for a project? didn’t you ever question them, “why, and on what basis?” 

how about, when your boss returned your report, only saying, “revise this” but what is “this”? sure, there are bosses who do this to try to teach their employees to find things out and find solutions on their own, but you cannot deny that some are just being disgustingly rude about it. 

how about at home you say? well... remember that time when your parents compared you to their friends’ children, or even compared you among your own siblings? or that time you were lashed out on? actually, you know, what, i’m sorry for bringing this up, as light as this was worded out, some people might get triggered simply from those two phrases i put out. however, i will address this issue next.

Exhibit B: you don’t know the people you are talking to, therefore you do not know what they are going through

you can’t say, “oh, you’re all just so sensitive” or “it’s just an opinion” when clearly, this (tw: depression, suicide, family issues, gender and sexuality, body positivity, etc) topics is/are sensitive to most content creators, to most people. some brush it off fine, and take a while to reach their boiling point, but not everyone’s like that. you can’t tell people how they should react to your random spewing of hate. each person has their own level of tolerance, so don’t go off and assume that everybody online is the same and grew from the same fucking tree. 

some or most people use writing/drawing/etc. as a means to cope with what shit life has thrown at them; and then you, being so stupidly ignorant, just waltz in and drop that bomb on what possibly, could be the only ray of sunlight they have in their life, especially now in this bleak year. 

receiving anon-hate or hate-asks should not be the norm. it is not and never will be okay. i thought you were here to critic their work, why even joke about something that could have been personal to someone? why even joke about these kinds of things in the first place? why even bring up something that might have been a personal issue when all you had to do was critic their work? 

my god, stop acting like a boomer already. tbh the audacity of some people here, idk. if you’re not going through anything at all, then may god/brahma/allah/whichever supreme being you believe in or whatever good karma it is, bless you. 

it’s not that one should sympathize, or, it isn’t also expected of people to full on empathize, but a little respect goes a long way. why don’t we try to put ourselves in the shoes of the person we’re about to send that hate-ask to. if not us, how about that close friend who’s easy to bring to tears, or mom, or cousin? wouldn’t it be aggravating? wouldn’t it be painful?

well... who am i to assume, i don’t even know you. get it?

just please, acknowledge that everyone here is human. they have emotions, they have their own thoughts, they have their own lives outside of the screen. how they choose to portray themselves here has nothing to do with you. how they choose to react to that hate ask doesn’t have to do with anything you should concern yourself with. 

LET PEOPLE ENJOY THINGS. LET PEOPLE LIVE THEIR LIFE THEIR OWN WAY, both virtual and in reality. 

i know this post won’t get too far, but i have had enough of seeing the nicest people, who just wanted to express their creativity and share the happiness and the fun, be put down just because of unnecessary hate. i hope those people who send those in never get to experience that, or if they have, i hope they understand that doing so to others isn’t going to change anything about themselves.

[succorcreek]

Teenager Donald Trump or Lizard People Alien. Which is it??? Teenager Donald Trump or Lizard People Alien. Which is it??? Wow these traits apply to all 3!! See in the topic cloud below: donald trump age-17 regressed boy From BBC and spelling errors are actually Brit spellings:http://bbc.in/2xTcz9y Millennials may be the worlds most hated generation at the moment. But is disdain towards youth a new dynamic? By delving into the archives we found that older people have been griping about young people for more than 2000 years. Far more surprising is that throughout the centuries their criticisms have been remarkably similar. From complaints that the next generation are both too cautious and yet downright dangerous too worried about the world and at the same time too self-absorbed to care here are some of our favourites. Theyre lazy Millennials are lazy and think basic tasks are beneath them. A generation with a huge sense of entitlement Daily Mail 2017 Many [young people] were so pampered nowadays that they had forgotten that there was such a thing as walking and they made automatically for the buses unless they did something the future for walking was very poor indeed. Scottish Rights of Way: More Young People Should Use Them Falkirk Herald 1951 self-obsessed Theyre out-of-touch hipsters who spend too much on coffee and too little on facial hair care. Many are spoiled entitled or both. A Bosss Guide to Managing Bratty Millennials Momzette 2016 Whither are the manly vigour and athletic appearance of our forefathers flown? Can these be their legitimate heirs? Surely no; a race of effeminate self-admiring emaciated fribbles can never have descended in a direct line from the heroes of Potiers and Agincourt... Letter in Town and Country magazine republished in Paris Fashion: A Cultural History 1771 ...and really just awful. The tragic truth is that Americas millennials are a bunch of phone-addicted selfie-obsessed hashtagging snapchatting kale-munching twerking lazy whining ill-informed politically correct cossetted narcissists who find absolutely everything mortally offensive and believe there are 165 ways to sexually identify. Memo to millennials that awful feeling youve got is called losing Daily Mail 2016 We defy anyone who goes about with his eyes open to deny that there is as never before an attitude on the part of young folk which is best described as grossly thoughtless rude and utterly selfish. The Conduct of Young People Hull Daily Mail 1925 (Credit: Getty Images) Artistotle contemplating the know-it-all youth of his day (Credit: Getty Images) They think they know best My huge generalities touch on their insistence that they are right despite the overwhelming proof that suggests they are not Bret Easton Ellis in Generation Wuss Vanity Fair 2014 They think they know everything and are always quite sure about it. Rhetoric Aristotle 4th Century BC But theyre also too cautious. Millennials have been called the most cautious generation the first to grow up with car seats and bike helmets the first not allowed to walk to school or go to the playground alone. There really isnt anything magical about it: Why more millennials are avoiding sex Washington Post 2016 Its an irony but so many of us are a cautious nervous conservative crew that some of the elders who five years ago feared that we might come trooping home full of foreign radical ideas are now afraid that the opposite might be too true and that we could be lacking some of the old American gambling spirit and enterprise. The Care and Handling of a Heritage: One of the scared-rabbit generation reassures wild-eyed elders about future Life 1950 And yet too confident. Many of the millennials in today's workforce have more confidence than they do competence. Millennials: Their overconfidence at work can look delusional Irish Independent 2017 [Young people] are high-minded because they have not yet been humbled by life nor have they experienced the force of circumstances. Rhetoric Aristotle 4th Century BC (Credit: Getty Images) Millennials are defined by their flighty entitled approach to work or is that just young people in general? (Credit: Getty Images) Their expectations are too high. The prevailing narrative about members of Generation Y is that they are a fleet of job-hoppers who think they're above the grunt work of an entry-level position; in other words not the most desirable employees. The 40-hour weeks I think its slowly killing you Irish Independent 2017 The traditional yearning for a benevolent employer who can provide a job for life also seems to be on the wane In particular they want to avoid low-level jobs that arent keeping them intellectually challenged. Meet Generation X Financial Times 1995 Really they just complain too much. Whether its jobs property or just the sheer towering unfairness of the world millennial complainants are everywhere ready to give you a rundown of everything their generation has been stiffed on. In the way that we once had The Greatest Generation we now have The Whiniest Generation. But really the only place theyve been short-changed compared to us Xers or even the Boomers is property. Crybaby millennials need to stop whinging and work hard like the rest of us The Telegraph 2015 What really distinguishes this generation from those before it is that it's the first generation in American history to live so well and complain so bitterly about it. The Boring Twenties Washington Post 1993 They spend way too much money which is bad. When I was trying to buy my first home I wasn't buying smashed avocado for $19 and four coffees at $4 each. We're at a point now where the expectations of younger people are very very high. They want to eat out every day they want travel to Europe every year. Australian mogul Tim Gurner on 60 Minutes Australia 2017 The beardless youth does not foresee what is useful squandering his money. Horace 1st Century BC But theyre not buying houses also bad. Somebody is buying houses in the United States but it sure isnt millennials. Just ask their parents. Theyll be the ones worrying in the kitchen about whether their little darlings will ever leave. Millennials arent buying homes right now: What if they never do? The Guardian 2016 We want to get married but there is nowhere we can set up a house of our own. It is either a case of waiting goodness knows how long and we've waited all the war or going to live with Mary's mother. How often is a similar remark heard in those days for it is the problem that young people all over the country have to face. Thousands of young fellows have come home from the war intent on setting up a home with the girl of their heart only to find that there are no homes to be had Many men of course have not waited for houses but have got married and gone into rooms or to live with relatives but neither course can be considered very satisfactory. Nowhere to Set Up House Dundee Courier 1920 They want to live like adolescents forever. As more millennials delay moving out of their parents' home getting a job and are paying their own bills the age of adulthood has been pushed back. One expert suggests that millennials stay children for so long because they have been coddled by their parents and have had things 'too good'. Will they ever grow up? Daily Mail 2017 A few [35-year-old friends] just now are leaving their parents nest. Many friends are getting married or having a baby for the first time. They arent switching occupations because they have finally landed a meaningful career perhaps after a decade of hopscotching jobs in search of an identity. Theyre doing the kinds of things our society used to expect from 25-year-olds. Not Ready for Middle Age at 35 Wall Street Journal 1984 Modern technology has made them useless at decision-making The endless choices millennials face have also proven paralyzing. Theyre the constantly-swiping-right generation. Its always on to the next thing. They cant even: Why millennials are the anxious generation New York Post 2016 They have trouble making decisions. They would rather hike in the Himalayas than climb a corporate ladder. They have few heroes no anthems no style to call their own. They crave entertainment but their attention span is as short as one zap of a TV dial. Proceeding with Caution Time 2001 as well as impossibly self-absorbed. Mythology of Narcissus: entranced with his own image in a reflection: Who is entranced by their own glory and aura? Narcissus? Donald Trump? Teenagers and adults as with age regression? . Lost in Me Myself I and My Things: Emory University English professor Mark Bauerlein demonstrates how the internet is making young people increasingly ignorant about almost everything except online video games and the narcissism of self-authored internet content The more skilled kids become in using the tools of the digital revolution he demonstrates the more ignorant they become about the objective world around them. Digitally Addicted Kids Threaten to Return Civilisation to the Dark Ages The Independent 2008 Cinemas and motor cars were blamed for a flagging interest among young people in present-day politics by ex-Provost JK Rutherford [He] said he had been told by people in different political parties that it was almost impossible to get an audience for political meetings. There were of course many distractions such as the cinema Young People and Politics Kirkintilloch Herald 1938 Psychopaths Pirates Vampires and more: Run flee tell others! 300 topics on this listed below in the Cloud Archive: Click Here: Catalog of 100 Books Kindle Hypnosis Binaural Subliminal CDs culture of narcissism and psychopathy Donald Trump narcissistic personality disorder entranced narcissism narcissus self-absorbed trump aura and glory #trumpbully #stopbully #trumpmentalhealth http://bit.ly/2rZ1vSp

Teenager Donald Trum

[archivallyfound]

“How” formerly knowns as: “Millennials, Politics, Hate-Groups, Baby Boomers: How many buzz words can I fit in a title?”

“How the hell do I even spell it?”

After 3 tries, Google finally understands my jumbled disaster of letters. Millennial, that’s what you want, right? Yes, thank you, oh wonderful technology god that does not demand I know how to spell anything correctly. Now before you scroll past this, I assure you, this is not another millennial-defense piece about how eco-friendly, economically-minded, and amazing they are; nor is it a millennial-bashing piece berating the society-killing nature and socially-spoiled, participation ribbon generation. This is simply me trying to figure out what’s going on.

“How do I want to word this?”

A quick Google search of the word “millennial” brings up 39,900,000 results in .73 seconds. Impressive. Most results begin with definitions, a few stock images of young people doing “young” things (like laughing weirdly and eating ice cream). However, a modified search to “millennials” results in something entirely different. “Millennials Don’t Care About X” fills the news headlines. “The Unluckiest Generation.” “Why Millennials Don’t Work Hard Enough.”

“How is this search so different?”

The addition of a single letter skews the results. The pluralization of a single word, mass-scale search shows an ugly side of reality. The single millennial is not a threat. There is a certain curiosity about them. Almost like a newborn animal at a zoo where all information is gathered from scientific-evidence (height, weight, age, coloring, blood pressure, etc.). But more than one millennial is a threat. Once groups start forming generationally, changes begin to occur.

“How do they not remember that?”

Alright, Baby-Boomers, I’m looking at you here. I guarantee that at some point in life, you have been called the “greatest generation” and also condemned at the “worst generation” as well. These generalizations are just that- generalizations that are applied by those outside the group via their personal perspective. Are all of you “the worst”? No. Are all of you “the greatest”? No. Do most people fall in the middle of two such extremes? Absolutely. Remember when your parents told you that you were changing too much? News reports about cultural norms being “ruined” essentially by a young generation? Let me jog your memory if not: Civil Rights. That was a pretty big doozy.

“How can they blame us?”

Millennials find themselves in the same place that all generations have been: the transition. The change. The “ruining” of the last generation. Altering the course of history. You get it. But this generation faces a slightly different angle to the change: the rapid growth of communication and technology has forced these changes to occur at lightning-speed that has never been seen before. Within .7 seconds anyone can connect with someone around the world. We are glued to our phones, laptops, tablets, smart devices. Why? Because they’re awesome. I don’t say that facetiously. The power to compute, communicate, research, and enjoy is easier now than ever before.

“How did we get here?”

Millennials are often referred to, at least recently, as the generation that kills things. Millennials kill the fast food industry. Millennials versus Walmart, Millennials opting to go organic. Why are millennials making these changes? Perhaps, and just perhaps, it has to do with the mass amount of information and commentary we carry in our back pockets and our purses. We have found other people like us. We’ve formed entirely online communities. We type our hearts out to strangers who in turn share theirs. We are creating a shared experience globally.

“How is that bad?”

I’m glad you asked, other me typing the questions. Interaction is not necessarily bad or good, it’s an interaction depending on multiple circumstances. However, with the growth of communication and the demand for immediacy in everything surrounding millennials lives, destination of news, events, politics, and culture, is not always great. Oftentimes, accuracy is sacrificed for speed and sources are cited only due to their proximity. This means the reality of the situation isn’t fully realized until much later and it is sometimes contradictory to the initial reports. Quick news is generally not wholly accurate news.

“How do we combat that?”

No idea. No really, I have no explanation for that. But I do want to circle back as to why this rant is continuing. A.) I wanted to used the word “rant” so a google search for “millennial rant” will pull my writing. B.) The growth of the “millennial” global community is a reflection of a much larger issue at hand. Politics. Yup, we’re going there. Buckle up and get on the Magic School Bus kids, it’s gonna be bumpy.

“How does politics relate to any of this?”

It’s pervade in everything we as people do. News, online articles, TV interviews, podcasts, Twitter. Instagram. Snapchat. News and information is everywhere. You’d need to be hiding under a rock to miss all this. Even if you only get your news from traditional or “reliable” sources (debatable, by the way), you’re still consuming information in the technologically most advanced age in the course of human history. This means you have the ability to select which news you see, respond instantaneously to the author, link the information to others, which is great. IF. IF. IF. If the information is correct and unbiased.

“How do we get unbiased news?”

We don’t. Everyone ever has had a personal bias that shapes the way they think and act. Experiences, education, culture, trauma, disabilities are all factors in how we process information and determine the lens in which we view the world. None of this is new. The news has always been biased. People have always been biased. History is biased. If you don’t believe me, check out a textbook from the 1950’s, the 1970’s, the 1990’s, and 2017. Look at the index and search for “women” or “race.” I promise you they will all be different in their explanations of events and information. We fight against unbiased news by ourselves bing educated.

“How can you demand that from people when they are so busy?”

Don’t misunderstand. I’m not expecting everyone to read every book and have full knowledge and acceptance of every concept ever. But remember those devices in our pocket or purse or, more likely, in your hand right now? huh. Maybe a search to check out some research before you comment or you post or you discuss. Remember writing papers in high school? Thesis then support and support and support (and every bit of support is cited to a source that is an expert on the facts of the discussion). We should be approaching news and information the same way: thesis+researched sources and background = argument.

How can you expect me to do that?

I know firing off in the comments on youtube or that god-awful article forum is more fun. We as humans like drama. Don’t deny it. We want to get a rise out of the other side because emotions cloud the reality and sustainability of their argument. Facts are not emotional. Facts do, however, sometimes depend on the source. “There’s his side, her side, and the truth.” That applies here. Gathering as much information as possible allows a fuller picture to encapsulate most of the reality of what happened/is happening/will happen. This demands a background on the topic. Sorry history-haters, you’re going to need to brush up a bit here. Disclaimer: I’ve got two degrees in history, I’m a nut. I know it’s not normal, but it is vitally important. I’ll keep my excitement to a minimum.

How does history apply?

More than anyone realizes. History shows us the patterns of humanity when faced with interactions. Good, bad, ugly, we’ve got examples on all of them. None the same, but some very closely related (like identical twins versus you and a cousin who look more like siblings). Same concept, different solutions or different means to an end. Let’s look at the current political atmosphere: Nazis and White Supremacists. These groups are not new, even in the U.S. no matter how much a large group of us would like them to be. they are deeply rooted in our history (cheesy, right?) but there is an element of truth to it.

How do we fight them?

We don’t. Violence isn’t solving anything in this case. It’s causing injuries, injustice, death. Unfortunately, it is also giving those in support of these policies and ideologies a chance to easily blame those standing up to these hate-groups. “There were fine people on both sides.” “There was aggression on both sides.” “The liberal violent agenda…” This is not going to solve anything but draw the line in the sand even deeper. You cannot change their minds. They will not change yours. That point is at an impasse. However, we can fight them by not indulging them, by knowing historically where we’ve been, by taking realistic, rational steps towards educating those around us so they know that hate is not how the U.S. operates.

How do you know what to do?

I don’t. And you shouldn’t listen to me. Or anyone, for that matter. The more educated you are and the more you think for yourself, the more dangerous you are. You’re not sheep, you’re not dumb, you have an 8 pound brain in your head (according to that cute kid in Jerry McGuire); USE IT. The mob mentality is lazy. Let one person push their thoughts out to a mass and the mass responds with “yeah, that works.” We aren’t just fighting black/Jew/Middle Eastern/Asian/Mexican/name your minority haters, we are fighting ignorance. We. Not a person. Not an individual. Individuals. That’s right, add that ’s’ on there. Changes the meaning. We need to examine our education on these matters and then add to the collective knowledge of humanity and join together.

How?

Any way we can. Read a book. Share and article. Have a discussion. Get into it with Aunt Liza and Grandpa at Thanksgiving. Ask them why they feel the way they do. Understand their perspectives, look historically when and where they lived. Place yourself in their circumstances. Then fight the prejudices that they are facing. Find information. Fight ignorance. And take care of yourself. We make this world better collectively by taking care of ourselves individually first.  

[succorcreek]

Teenager, Donald Trump, or Lizard People Alien. Which is it???

Teenager, Donald Trump, or Lizard People Alien. Which is it??? Wow, these traits apply to all 3!! See in the topic cloud below: donald trump age-17 regressed boy From BBC, and spelling errors are actually Brit spellings: http://bbc.in/2xTcz9y  Millennials may be the world’s most hated generation – at the moment. But is disdain towards youth a new dynamic? By delving into the archives, we found that older people have been griping about young people for more than 2,000 years. Far more surprising is that, throughout the centuries, their criticisms have been remarkably similar. From complaints that the next generation are both too cautious and yet downright dangerous, too worried about the world and at the same time too self-absorbed to care, here are some of our favourites. They’re lazy… “Millennials are lazy and think basic tasks are beneath them.” A generation with a huge sense of entitlement, Daily Mail, 2017 “Many [young people] were so pampered nowadays that they had forgotten that there was such a thing as walking, and they made automatically for the buses… unless they did something, the future for walking was very poor indeed.” Scottish Rights of Way: More Young People Should Use Them, Falkirk Herald, 1951 …self-obsessed… “They’re out-of-touch hipsters who spend too much on coffee and too little on facial hair care. Many are spoiled, entitled, or both.” A Boss’s Guide to Managing Bratty Millennials, Momzette, 2016 “Whither are the manly vigour and athletic appearance of our forefathers flown? Can these be their legitimate heirs? Surely, no; a race of effeminate, self-admiring, emaciated fribbles can never have descended in a direct line from the heroes of Potiers and Agincourt...” Letter in Town and Country magazine republished in Paris Fashion: A Cultural History, 1771 ...and, really, just awful. “The tragic truth is that America’s millennials are a bunch of phone-addicted, selfie-obsessed, hashtagging, snapchatting, kale-munching, twerking, lazy, whining, ill-informed, politically correct, cossetted narcissists who find absolutely everything mortally offensive and believe there are 165 ways to sexually identify.” Memo to millennials, that awful feeling you’ve got is called losing, Daily Mail, 2016 “We defy anyone who goes about with his eyes open to deny that there is, as never before, an attitude on the part of young folk which is best described as grossly thoughtless, rude, and utterly selfish.” The Conduct of Young People, Hull Daily Mail, 1925 (Credit: Getty Images) Artistotle contemplating the know-it-all youth of his day (Credit: Getty Images) They think they know best… “My huge generalities touch on… their insistence that they are right despite the overwhelming proof that suggests they are not…” Bret Easton Ellis in ‘Generation Wuss’, Vanity Fair, 2014 “They think they know everything, and are always quite sure about it.” Rhetoric, Aristotle, 4th Century BC But they’re also too cautious. “Millennials have been called the most cautious generation – the first to grow up with car seats and bike helmets, the first not allowed to walk to school or go to the playground alone.” ‘There really isn’t anything magical about it’: Why more millennials are avoiding sex, Washington Post, 2016 “It’s an irony, but so many of us are a cautious, nervous, conservative crew that some of the elders who five years ago feared that we might come trooping home full of foreign radical ideas are now afraid that the opposite might be too true, and that we could be lacking some of the old American gambling spirit and enterprise.” The Care and Handling of a Heritage: One of the “scared-rabbit” generation reassures wild-eyed elders about future, Life, 1950 And yet too confident. “Many of the millennials in today's workforce have more confidence than they do competence.” Millennials: ‘Their overconfidence at work can look delusional’, Irish Independent, 2017 “[Young people] are high-minded because they have not yet been humbled by life, nor have they experienced the force of circumstances.” Rhetoric, Aristotle, 4th Century BC (Credit: Getty Images) Millennials are defined by their flighty, entitled approach to work – or is that just young people in general? (Credit: Getty Images) Their expectations are too high. “The prevailing narrative about members of Generation Y… is that they are a fleet of job-hoppers who think they're above the grunt work of an entry-level position; in other words, not the most desirable employees.” ‘The 40-hour weeks… I think it’s slowly killing you’, Irish Independent, 2017 “The traditional yearning for a benevolent employer who can provide a job for life also seems to be on the wane… In particular, they want to avoid ‘low-level jobs that aren’t keeping them intellectually challenged.’” Meet Generation X, Financial Times, 1995 Really, they just complain too much. “Whether it’s jobs, property, or just the sheer towering unfairness of the world, millennial complainants are everywhere, ready to give you a rundown of everything their generation has been stiffed on. In the way that we once had The Greatest Generation, we now have The Whiniest Generation. But really, the only place they’ve been short-changed compared to us Xers or even the Boomers is property.” Crybaby millennials need to stop whinging and work hard like the rest of us, The Telegraph, 2015 “What really distinguishes this generation from those before it is that it's the first generation in American history to live so well and complain so bitterly about it.” The Boring Twenties, Washington Post, 1993 They spend way too much money – which is bad. “When I was trying to buy my first home, I wasn't buying smashed avocado for $19 and four coffees at $4 each. We're at a point now where the expectations of younger people are very, very high. They want to eat out every day, they want travel to Europe every year.” Australian mogul Tim Gurner on 60 Minutes Australia, 2017 “The beardless youth… does not foresee what is useful, squandering his money.” Horace, 1st Century BC But they’re not buying houses – also bad. “Somebody is buying houses in the United States – but it sure isn’t millennials. Just ask their parents. They’ll be the ones worrying in the kitchen about whether their little darlings will ever leave.” Millennials aren’t buying homes right now: What if they never do?, The Guardian, 2016 “‘We want to get married, but there is nowhere we can set up a house of our own. It is either a case of waiting goodness knows how long, and we've waited all the war, or, going to live with Mary's mother.’ How often is a similar remark heard in those days, for it is the problem that young people all over the country have to face. Thousands of young fellows have come home from the war intent on setting up a home with the girl of their heart only to find that there are no homes to be had… Many men, of course, have not waited for houses, but have got married and gone into rooms or to live with relatives, but neither course can be considered very satisfactory.” Nowhere to Set Up House, Dundee Courier, 1920 They want to live like adolescents forever. “As more millennials delay moving out of their parents' home, getting a job and are paying their own bills, the age of adulthood has been pushed back. One expert suggests that millennials stay children for so long because they have been coddled by their parents and have had things 'too good'.” Will they ever grow up?, Daily Mail, 2017 “A few [35-year-old friends] just now are leaving their parents’ nest. Many friends are getting married or having a baby for the first time. They aren’t switching occupations, because they have finally landed a ‘meaningful’ career – perhaps after a decade of hopscotching jobs in search of an identity. They’re doing the kinds of things our society used to expect from 25-year-olds.” Not Ready for Middle Age at 35, Wall Street Journal, 1984  Modern technology has made them useless at decision-making… “The endless choices millennials face have also proven paralyzing. They’re the constantly-swiping-right generation. It’s always on to the next thing.” They can’t even: Why millennials are the ‘anxious generation’, New York Post, 2016 “They have trouble making decisions. They would rather hike in the Himalayas than climb a corporate ladder. They have few heroes, no anthems, no style to call their own. They crave entertainment, but their attention span is as short as one zap of a TV dial.” Proceeding with Caution, Time, 2001 …as well as impossibly self-absorbed.

 Mythology of Narcissus: entranced with his own image in a reflection: Who is entranced by their own glory and aura? Narcissus? Donald Trump? Teenagers and adults as with age regression?

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“…Emory University English professor Mark Bauerlein demonstrates how the internet is making young people increasingly ignorant about almost everything except online video games and the narcissism of self-authored internet content… The more skilled kids become in using the tools of the digital revolution, he demonstrates, the more ignorant they become about the objective world around them.” Digitally Addicted Kids Threaten to Return Civilisation to the Dark Ages, The Independent, 2008 “Cinemas and motor cars were blamed for a flagging interest among young people in present-day politics by ex-Provost JK Rutherford… [He] said he had been told by people in different political parties that it was almost impossible to get an audience for political meetings. There were, of course, many distractions such as the cinema…” Young People and Politics, Kirkintilloch Herald, 1938 Psychopaths, Pirates, Vampires, and more:

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