baby boomers
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Cherry Picking, False Nostalgia, and the invention of Boredom
Sometimes, I wonder at how much Boomers–the most privileged generation in the history of humankind–feel compelled to call today’s youth fragile, lazy, coddled, etc. To lament how things are not as awesome as they were “back then.” I am so… Continue reading
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Millennials Come of Age: America’s Most Stressed Generation
More information to digest concerning the growing chasm as we move from the Society of Discipline (of which Boomers & Gen-X make the last generation) into the Society of Control (of which Millennials make its first generation). First came… Continue reading
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Welcoming Generation Y
Some of you probably have noticed that the posts over the last few days have appeared to be the journals of a high school student. That is because they are. It has long been an intention of mine to open… Continue reading
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More than One Direction in which Millennials Can Thrive
Yestereve, I contemplated so much how today’s youth can survive the world wrought by their parents and grandparents, that I dreamed about it. I especially want to thank my friend Matthew for asking for further clarification. Below you will see… Continue reading
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Young people are screwed… Here’s how to survive
Wow. This is a really good piece that is totally worth a read. And then a reread. And then maybe a further read. If you are someone who entered adulthood in the last few years, you are a Generation Y… Continue reading
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I would say, “The world as seen by Boomers”…
…rather than “Republicans” since this is about a pseudo-nostalgia with a great penchant for creative memory. However, I want to be clear that I am not committing the fallacy of “equal time.” I am a progressive leaning independent who sees… Continue reading
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