The 'Millennial' Generation

[ilikeverin]

Whatever.  Cut it apart or something.  I do not belong with him *points at Josh22*!

Anyhoo, I'm fairly sure that we'll be more liberal with gay marriage, at least... you should have heard some of the people's comments when we heard that homosexuality was caused by genetics.  "Well, why can't they marry then?"

Yeah

[ilikeverin]

Most of the younger kids I run into have the following problems:

-Laziness

So?

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Yes.

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*too young*

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Err...

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How old are you?

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Who wants to work?  Who doesn't want to get a paycheck without not working hard?  Sheesh.

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And I could respond with that
1) You don't understand us.
2) Older people believe we're all horrid troublemakers.
3) It's called teenage angst.

[ilikeverin]

Most of the younger kids I run into have the following problems:

-Laziness
-I don't care attitude
-Expect to just get a check instead of  earn one
-Thinks they are superior to those older then them
-Have no respect for elders.

I think you are talking about the GenXers. They are supposedly the slacker generation.

Here in Canada my generation is definately getting more liberal. But I get the sense that the opposite is happening in America.

Then I should move to Canada... maybe I'll fit in

[ilikeverin]

We are somewhat anti-abortion because we see better ways unavailable in the 60s-70s.  Does that make us more conservative?  No, not necessarily.  Socially, I find us very liberal.  That's all I can add.  I mean, 90% of the kids (well, highschoolers) in my republican town want Kerry to win, and when the gay marriage issue came up, almost all say they had no problem with it.  

And believe me, the youth is providing very few new members to the religious right, thats for sure.  We consider it very personal.  

You live in NJ.. that is all i have to say.... almost 100% of the republicans want bush to win and ship gay people somewhere else...

Why that's open and tolerant!  Why hadn't I thought of it?

You make me sick.

[ilikeverin]

I hate the name "millenial." They need to come up with another name for our generation.

As for politics, I believe our generation will be more conservative in the end. We've seen how ridiculous the Baby Boomers can get.

They were cool when they were hippies (like my dad)

[ilikeverin]

Most of the younger kids I run into have the following problems:

-Laziness
-I don't care attitude
-Expect to just get a check instead of  earn one
-Thinks they are superior to those older then them
-Have no respect for elders.

In my experience the kids coming out of highschool are sorry. They don't want to work and when they do they just want to cut corners so they can get a paycheck they've barely earned. The reason is because their parents gave them to much growing up.

Your complaints about the younger generation sound like the complaints of every older generation about the next one.. world for word.  Older people always resent the young.. and probably vice versa.

No I experienced it first hand at my place of work. All the 18-19 year olds aren't worth a d*mn. Young people like myself from 25 on up are the hardest workers around.

What opebo said, and I'd avise you stop thinking of all of them in one group, all of you (the 'heroes'), in another, and all of us as one generation, all of whom are exactly the same.

[ilikeverin]

Most of the younger kids I run into have the following problems:

-Laziness
-I don't care attitude
-Expect to just get a check instead of  earn one
-Thinks they are superior to those older then them
-Have no respect for elders.

In my experience the kids coming out of highschool are sorry. They don't want to work and when they do they just want to cut corners so they can get a paycheck they've barely earned. The reason is because their parents gave them to much growing up.

Your complaints about the younger generation sound like the complaints of every older generation about the next one.. world for word.  Older people always resent the young.. and probably vice versa.

No I experienced it first hand at my place of work. All the 18-19 year olds aren't worth a d*mn. Young people like myself from 25 on up are the hardest workers around.

I'm 20. When I was 18 and quit my Burger King job my employers begged to get me back. After that I worked at a movie theater where 95% of the employees were my age or younger - most of which worked hard for their wages. The place I have an internship at now is going to be very happy to have me back to work when this school semester is over, as well as their other interns. I think the problem is where you work or live, not the generation in general.

Thank you!  And please, tell this:

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to htmldon, except replace generation with race.

[ilikeverin]

See Gabu.

I, for instance, have blue eyes, even though my mom has brown eyes, because my dad has blue eyes, and, apparantly, my mom is a brown-blue hybrid (with blue being masked by brown).

The same goes with hair color (me: blonde, dad: blonde, mom: brown-blonde, brown masking blonde).

[ilikeverin]

Ah, but then there are the younger millenials whose first experience was with Clinton, and are now dealing with Bush... we have vague rosy memories of schools having surpluses and stuff...

[ilikeverin]

bushwillwin, when you say "we," I think you may be seeing your entire generation in your own scope more than anything. Perhaps this is true, but locally, this generation is nothing like that. It may be regional. It may be cultural. I'm not sure.

Or it may be that you can't group millions of people based on how old they are.

Yes, I think it is hard to group millions of people based on how old they are because we are all different. I'm just giving my perspective into how I see my generation, at least locally. And some statements can be applied to the whole generation, as we are influenced by mass media more than ever before, have many similarities to our parents' generation, are most influenced by 9/11, etc. You can think what you want. This is just from the perspective of a Generation Y kid in the suburbs.

I'm a generation Y kid in the suburbs :S

[ilikeverin]

I am 27, so I am just a little older than this generation. But I was talking to someone about my age and after remembering the old days of He Man and WWF wrestling, we discussed politics. We are both conservative. Why, because of Ronald Reagan. Reagan was a childhood hero to many of us.

Ah, but you are not a millenial, no?

Facts about people born in 1990 (i.e. me, Boss Tweed, Akno...)

-GHWB was President when we were born.
-The First Gulf War was just starting/about to start when we were born.
-The USSR existed for one year when we were living.  We do not remember it.
-Ronald Reagan was that one ex-President dude who had Alzheimers.
-Grunge is soooo Gen X.
-Barney has always existed that we remember.
-The first presidential election we remember is 1996, athough we only remember it vaguely, if at all.
-Tickle Me Elmo was our first fad, followed by Tamogachi and Pokemon, then boy bands and now rap (although the last two aren't really 'fads')
-Bill Clinton was the first president that we remember.
-9/11 happened when we were 10 or 11.

Boss, Akno, any other people born in 1990... anyting else you'd like to add?

[ilikeverin]

Yes, it is definitely strange how people only about 3 or 4 years apart have seen things differently during their childhoods.

I remember President GHW Bush's upsetting loss to Bill Clinton in 1992.

No.

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Yes.

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The first news story I remember.  I actually kind of vaguely remember the chase.

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No, no (funnily enough, Hurricane Andrew became a Tropical Depression on my 2nd birthday)

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No.

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Yes! (Wasn't that '99 or '00?)

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No.

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Too many obvious yes-es and nos here.  I remember Jurassic Park, tho.  And Shining Time Station!  And Mr. Roger's Neighborhood!  And Sesame Street!  (And the Weather Channel, funnily enough)

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Whoops, I forgot about pogs (I liked the country Pogs!), Hanson *shudder*, and Airwalks.

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Ah, but you also remember a time when you did not have a PC, do you not?  I do not.  My family got our first PC when I was 1-1/2.  I'm sure many kids around my age don't, either

[ilikeverin]

Did anyone see the recent 20/20 documentary on Generation 'Y' or the millenial generation (which my kids would fall under). It found that many young people were actually more liberal on issues such as abortion and gay marriage.

No

[ilikeverin]

Most of the younger kids I run into have the following problems:

-Laziness
-I don't care attitude
-Expect to just get a check instead of  earn one
-Thinks they are superior to those older then them
-Have no respect for elders.

In my experience the kids coming out of highschool are sorry. They don't want to work and when they do they just want to cut corners so they can get a paycheck they've barely earned. The reason is because their parents gave them to much growing up.

My guess, Senator, is that you are part of the "Grubber" (WWII)Generation, and a current retiree, living in Florida, since you seem to think that everyone should "respect their elders".

Sorry, but this is just a ROFLOLMAO statement... he's 25

[ilikeverin]

Most of the younger kids I run into have the following problems:

-Laziness
-I don't care attitude
-Expect to just get a check instead of earn one
-Thinks they are superior to those older then them
-Have no respect for elders.

In my experience the kids coming out of highschool are sorry. They don't want to work and when they do they just want to cut corners so they can get a paycheck they've barely earned. The reason is because their parents gave them to much growing up.

Every generation believes this of those who follow them, and yet there never seems to be any generation of total degenerates once they grow up.

The 60s generation comes very close to it. Those like Kerry and his ilk. I think this current MTV generation will be a death blow to the US as we know it.

You're the MTV generation.  We're the... uhhh... Internet generation?  PC generation?

AIM generation?

[ilikeverin]

I notice a lot of economic conservatism, too.  A real suspicion of big government.

John, I don't think so - Xers are anti-government and institutions in general. Millenials will grow up idolizing their parents "passion" for causes, and will look to build institutions to realize those causes aims, just as the GI (Grubber) Generation built "collective security" programs, as a "solution" to the problems of national security and (for themselves at any rate) economic security.

I think my generation is just suspicious in general

"I think big government is bad... but we cannot trust businesses either!  Who can we trust?!?"