Are Millennials overly sensitive?
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I don't. The span of a generation is far to wide to attribute to the entire group.
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The boomers grew up in a much more competitive environment. I think it put a much sharper edge on us vs the millennials.
But we boomers also grew up in a far more isolated world whereas they came of age highly connected.
That connected world may have heightened their sensitivity to the written word.
It is odd that there seems to be such a challenge with recognizing what is real in that connected world.
The civil rights movement was an outgrowth of boomer generation. I think millennials ( and their cameras) have expanded that horizon.
awarded in the vintage forum.....The boomers grew up in a much more competitive environment. I think it put a much sharper edge on us vs the millennials.
But we boomers also grew up in a far more isolated world whereas they came of age highly connected.
That connected world may have heightened their sensitivity to the written word.
It is odd that there seems to be such a challenge with recognizing what is real in that connected world.
The civil rights movement was an outgrowth of boomer generation. I think millennials ( and their cameras) have expanded that horizon.
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there will be no participation trophies awarded in the vintage forum.....
The boomers grew up in a much more competitive environment. I think it put a much sharper edge on us vs the millennials.
But we boomers also grew up in a far more isolated world whereas they came of age highly connected.
That connected world may have heightened their sensitivity to the written word.
It is odd that there seems to be such a challenge with recognizing what is real in that connected world.
The civil rights movement was an outgrowth of boomer generation. I think millennials ( and their cameras) have expanded that horizon.
awarded in the vintage forum.....The boomers grew up in a much more competitive environment. I think it put a much sharper edge on us vs the millennials.
But we boomers also grew up in a far more isolated world whereas they came of age highly connected.
That connected world may have heightened their sensitivity to the written word.
It is odd that there seems to be such a challenge with recognizing what is real in that connected world.
The civil rights movement was an outgrowth of boomer generation. I think millennials ( and their cameras) have expanded that horizon.
So how far do the civil rights go? Privacy is essentially dead. It seems that the new horizon of civil rights is an expansion of the right to not hear or see things that you don't want to see or hear regardless of what those things are or where you might hear or see them. Is the expansion of this "right" genuine or just a convenient way to limit others' freedom of expression?
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there will be no participation trophies awarded in the vintage forum.....
Millennials never asked for participation trophies, those were given us to by parents/teachers/etc., blame boomers, gen Xer's, etc.
The boomers grew up in a much more competitive environment. I think it put a much sharper edge on us vs the millennials.
What do you mean? Millennials grew up in a much more global economy, with much higher education & experience demands placed on us to find a job. Additionally every job domestically has much more competition as a result of the internet & the ever 'shrinking' world. I compete with people across my local metro area, state & the US at large when I apply for any job, because the internet has made the talent pool for a given position so much larger. The days of getting a high school diploma, walking down to the Ford/GM/Chrysler/AMC/etc., plant, getting hired & making a livable wage are long gone.
But we boomers also grew up in a far more isolated world whereas they came of age highly connected.
Agreed.
It is odd that there seems to be such a challenge with recognizing what is real in that connected world.
Hateful speech via text is still hateful speech. People saying awful things on the internet is probably a more accurate marker of what they really think than what they'd say in person (well, prior to Trump's America).
awarded in the vintage forum.....Millennials never asked for participation trophies, those were given us to by parents/teachers/etc., blame boomers, gen Xer's, etc.
The boomers grew up in a much more competitive environment. I think it put a much sharper edge on us vs the millennials.
What do you mean? Millennials grew up in a much more global economy, with much higher education & experience demands placed on us to find a job. Additionally every job domestically has much more competition as a result of the internet & the ever 'shrinking' world. I compete with people across my local metro area, state & the US at large when I apply for any job, because the internet has made the talent pool for a given position so much larger. The days of getting a high school diploma, walking down to the Ford/GM/Chrysler/AMC/etc., plant, getting hired & making a livable wage are long gone.
But we boomers also grew up in a far more isolated world whereas they came of age highly connected.
Agreed.
It is odd that there seems to be such a challenge with recognizing what is real in that connected world.
Hateful speech via text is still hateful speech. People saying awful things on the internet is probably a more accurate marker of what they really think than what they'd say in person (well, prior to Trump's America).
So how far do the civil rights go? Privacy is essentially dead. It seems that the new horizon of civil rights is an expansion of the right to not hear or see things that you don't want to see or hear regardless of what those things are or where you might hear or see them. Is the expansion of this "right" genuine or just a convenient way to limit others' freedom of expression?
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The media gives a different view than mine of millenniums. If people on here based their opinions on real "kids" that they personally know instead of what they've read, I wonder if their opinions would be different.
Their concerns may seem overly sensitive to us old folks but I think it's just the way it should be. It's a new generation.
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