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I have little use for the young,
they're mindless killers--dont like my teacher, she looked at me funny, ill just kill her.
they're lazy-I wont work unless I can stand around all day doing very little for $15/hr.
they're foul mouth ill mannered, and have very little respect for anything.
they want instant gratification and rewards for the slightest things they do.
the saddest thing about all this is I predicted all this decades ago.
and it just better--just image what kind of people these kids are going to raise when they become parents!
And if this generation is so bad, imagine how craptastic the parents that raised them were!
I want to take a moment to say I don't hate Baby Boomers. I don't hate any broad group of individuals. My parents are Boomers and I've known plenty of great high quality people who happen to be from that generation. I just get sick and tired of Boomers and other older generations looking down their noses at my generation. I get sick and tired of hearing about how "kids these days are selfish, lazy, arrogant, entitled, etc." when I've worked my butt off to carve out what little I have and I've done it largely on my own. I never ran back home to mommy and daddy, I haven't whined and cried for the government, I have been in some really tight spots but I worked through them. I wouldn't trade those rough moments in for anything either because those tough times have played a large part in shaping my character and have made me who I am today.
I know of plenty of people my age who are working hard and raising families. It just gets tiring to always have to hear the same old song and dance about "those damn kids" when most of what I hear is just bullcrap. All generations have their good people, and all generations have their lazy SOBs it's just the way life goes.
Why do older generations complain about the younger generation?
I suspect the same answer will apply to:
Why do younger generations complain about the older generation?
Not really. I don't have anything against older people. I just have an issue with my entire generation being called entitled. Entitled to what? It doesn't seem very wise or worldly to generalize about an entire generation of people.
Some people simply must complain about "them". It might be the opposite sex, another race or religion. Or it might be another age group. We see someone doing something we don't like and throw them into some group so we can complain about the whole group.
I see the same thing from younger posters, except they complain about older people, especially the baby boomers.
Let's face it, there's plenty to be upset about with every generation, but there's also plenty to be pleased with.
I disagree. Experience is worth a thousand credit hours. Experience is directly related to time.
The stuff my dad told me in the 1960's has played out, exactly as he predicted. And, no...the man was not psychic - or even HS educated. [of course, I rolled my eyes when he expounded on that stuff...but 45 years later???...all I gotta say is "wow!"]
Not really. I don't have anything against older people. I just have an issue with my entire generation being called entitled. Entitled to what? It doesn't seem very wise or worldly to generalize about an entire generation of people.
This is honestly the problem I have most of the time as well. I just hate the negative stereotypes that are associated with our generation. I just try to be living proof that "kids these" days do know something about hard work and sacrifice.
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