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Originally Posted by Abby10
There were facts in the article regarding each era, then assumptions made about people who were raised in specific generations. I think most of us are aware it is not a scientific study and that's why we all have our own opinions about it. It's not factual, but food for thought. Nothing wrong with that if used in a positive manner to come to a better understanding of what makes different people think and act in certain ways. Sometimes it may be the case, and sometimes not, but nevertheless gives one some background on the differences of the time frames in which we were raised and how that might impact us.
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You are correct, of course.
My posts are aimed at those who immediately dismiss young people as spoiled, unaware, "all about me", etc. I suppose all noted that the group of millennials we speak of are "Definitely poorer" than all of us were at the same time in our life, which is proven true. THAT alone can cause frustration as it may seem to them that they are being left behind as we read of the rich and powerful misusing what God has allowed them to garner, whether on their own or otherwise.
I see very little difference in people of millennial age from now to when I fit in that category. Fact is, I see very little difference in people in general.........HOWEVER, recognize the changes in society, technology, and the changes which have made our world so much "smaller" than it was when I was that age.
I also, by the way object to many generalizations of folks my age (I was born in 1939). WE are not all the same by any stretch, and I give that same latitude to those younger.
Experience is a good teacher, but we are not all good students in ANY generation.
The young man in Nashville who was a hero in the Waffle House shooting, and since has raised almost $200,000 to help the families of survivors is a great example of fine young people, and he is never mentioned on here or much anywhere, which has baffled me since our society seems ready to pounce on any negative. The "greatest generation" should be respected and held in awe. They were forced to fight a war to remain free, and they also overcame a depression, but even during the "greatest generation". There is book called "Dreadful" which, AS WITH Brokaw's book be taken as it is presented. 16 Million Americans served in WW2 and not all were brave or even good.
Point is, generalization is not a good or healthy thing. We are products of a lot of input, but other than the societal changes that force some change, we are always the same human beings.
As a young Catholic altar boy, I met a guy my age who was black, extremely poor and had a chip on his shoulder. We met quite by accident as I walked to church one Saturday night because I was scheduled to serve that evening in about 1953. He was loud, brash, cocky and frankly scared the hell out of me. In the early 80's, I was proud to attend his first mass celebration as a priest and his first sermon was relative to the winding journey to get where he was. I wonder how many, as I guess I did, passed judgement on him because he was young and brash and black ?