Napoleonthechimp
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They're living with their parents because the previous generation were egotistical sociopaths who fucked the economy resulting in sky high prices and few jobs.
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But you're a VIP customer at the bank of Mum and Dad, come suck on our teet and get some wisdom.They're living with their parents because the previous generation were egotistical sociopaths who fucked the economy resulting in sky high prices and few jobs.
The article itself is about how our persistence and need to do better than what we saw and grew up with all around us, from our parents to our governments mistakes is what drives us to bring it all down even at great cost and to rebuild it in an image better than what was handed down to us.
Inflammatory title is inflammatory to sell those issues. durr.
A person going to the ER is probably under a bit of duress?Believe me when I say that this is our society and culture on the whole. Entitlement. I work in an ER and you would not believe the fucking entitlement that comes out of the mouths of patients and the family of patients. It's the entire of attitude of, "I want it. I want it now. It better be fantastic. And if it's not I'm going to complain, make myself the center of attention, and try to take as many people as I can down with me." That man came in after me and is deathly ill? Fuck you and this hospital. My child with an insect bite comes fucking first. I want to talk to your manager and where it the nearest tissue box?
A person going to the ER is probably under a bit of duress?
A person going to the ER is probably under a bit of duress?
Not necessarily. At least here in Germany. We have many people who come to the ER on weekends with problems they knew the whole week. So they had more than enough time to go to their general practitioner. Funny enough those people think they have the most severe problem out of all the patients waiting there.
Where are all the articles that talk about how selfish, stupid, and awful baby boomers are, and how they've basically fucked over the entire world?
.... Ok why some poeple still believe that the US Health system is the best in the world?In the U.S., the E.R. is where families who can't afford insurance but make enough to be disqualified from Medicaid go. The reason is you can't be turned away from E.R. even if you lack the ability to pay. It's also a big reason why medical debt is a huge cause of bankruptcy.
They're living with their parents because the previous generation were egotistical sociopaths who fucked the economy resulting in sky high prices and few jobs.
.... Ok why some poeple still believe that the US Health system is the best in the world?
.... Ok why some poeple still believe that the US Health system is the best in the world?
.... Ok why some poeple still believe that the US Health system is the best in the world?
They better get used to it because of things like population boom, downsizing, and outsourcing. You know those legit, meaty jobs? Yeah, they're never coming back.
Fuck that. The Me generation is the baby boomers. They could go to college for dirt cheap. Houses, cars, gas, medical care and everything was cheap (even considering inflation) and you could get an almost guaranteed for life with a pension. This new generation is going to be the first one in a hundred years to have it worse than their parent.
Where are all the articles that talk about how selfish, stupid, and awful baby boomers are, and how they've basically fucked over the entire world?
Nah, let's keep bitching about these awful millenials and their cell phones and FaceSpace.
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Baby boomers are the true me me me generation. Young people are somehow entitled because we have technology now. They think that absolves them of being entitled since they didn't have the same technology when they were young
Seriously though, it was the Baby Boomers that elevated narcissim to an artform.
This is funny coming from Baby Boomers, the ultimate fuck you got mine generation.
I've pretty much given up on full retirement, but that's fine, I don't mind working personally. Try making a living with only a high school diploma, which was common a few generations ago.
They're living with their parents because the previous generation were egotistical sociopaths who fucked the economy resulting in sky high prices and few jobs.
Fuck that. The Me generation is the baby boomers. They could go to college for dirt cheap. Houses, cars, gas, medical care and everything was cheap (even considering inflation) and you could get an almost guaranteed for life with a pension. This new generation is going to be the first one in a hundred years to have it worse than their parent.
We're buying less houses, less cars and working more hours, thanks to the baby boomers creating debt (credit cards, student loans), not raising minimum wages since 1978 (except for inflation) and making healthcare impossible to obtain.
Old person spotted.I agree. This generation is full of self-entitled non-ambitious people. The blaming of others for the problems of a generation is good evidence of it.
I agree. This generation is full of self-entitled non-ambitious people. The blaming of others for the problems of a generation is good evidence of it.
To be fair, I think my generation has the least ambition out of any demographic I can think of. I know people in their mid 30s that still live at home and they're completely content with it.
To be fair, I think my generation has the least ambition out of any demographic I can think of. I know people in their mid 30s that still live at home and they're completely content with it.
I'm sure there were plenty of pot smoking hippies back in the 60s and 70s who could have been used as an argument for why the Boomers were lazy and entitled and unambitious. Also, it's not uncommon in some nations for people to live with their parents well into their 20s to save on housing costs. It's actually a pretty smart idea if you're working a job at the same time.
I'm going to be really interested in how my generation plays this. Are they going to do what the "greatest generation" did and fight for a new system that continues progression of the common person (e.g. New Deal, Fascism, Communism) or just wallow in their sorrow like a Central American nation.
I'm going to be really interested in how my generation plays this. Are they going to do what the "greatest generation" did and fight for a new system that continues progression of the common person (e.g. New Deal, Fascism, Communism) or just wallow in their sorrow like a Central American nation.
We won't do anything and deep down I think you know that. No fight whatsoever.
I agree. This generation is full of self-entitled non-ambitious people. The blaming of others for the problems of a generation is good evidence of it.
I've always found "Greatest Generation" to be a particularly ironic name. First off, if we go by the criteria that they're great because they sacrificed great things during war time, well...why not the WW1 generation? Or the Civil War generation (United States)? Or the generation that fought the Revolutionary War? Also consider for a second that the "Greatest Generation" is the Reagan generation; the one that sank the nation into huge debt while implementing economic policies that would have devastating long term effects.
I agree. This generation is full of self-entitled non-ambitious people. The blaming of others for the problems of a generation is good evidence of it.
For the record, I was born in 1981 and moved out of my parents house when I was 22.
I work with a 24 year old guy that drives a really nice car, has gone to 5 Celtics game this season (150 bucks a ticket) and lives with his parents. Nicest guy in the world, but he has no desire to move out, he enjoys living his life. Does this make him a Me Me Me generation?
I think putting something like that on the cover of Time does nothing but sell copies. To generalize an entire generation as narcissist because they have a Facebook with 100+ pics of themselves is unfair. We're all treading water in this economy, just trying to keep our heads up. If there is no hope or viable reality for progression due to outside circumstances then why not try to find joy in what you've got?
It wasn't just WWII, it's that they (my parents included) grew up during the Great Depression which played a large part in forging their character before they went off to war.
Meh. Millennials just have more tools and ways to show their narcissism.
Ahh, gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. Well by that logic I would argue the Civil War generation was the greatest. Many of them grew up around the panic of 1857 and had to make great sacrifices in their own lives. Additionally, many thousands of people died in the Civil War. Those "Greatest" people were just lazy and entitled by comparison.