Can't blame them for wanting a life

No, I'm not talking about the Guatemalans.

I'm talking about our own millennials - all of them. I say our own, because I am the father of one.

I have been critical of them for their ignorance, not stupidity, but lack of drive to experience & learn - their seeming lack of natural curiosity.

Also, I have misunderstood their tendency to be PC. It took a while for me to understand. The turning point was when, I picked my daughter up from high school one day. I was listening to an audio discussing discovery of new planets. (But, I had frequently listened to prepper stuff.)

When she got into the car, she said, "I don't want to hear that end-of-the-world shit!".

I thought WTF? But, later, I understood. I am a realist and I had tried to transfer some understanding of "the way things really are" to her over the years. The problem is, I have lived my life. I had opportunities, and a relatively stable culture in which to pursue them.

Boomers experienced the American Dream. Sure, some of us went to Vietnam, and suffered the disillusionment of realizing that our government really does not value individual lives of it's citizens. Yet, we thought that we were serving a righteous purpose. And we did so willingly.

Millennials today, see the dark side. Maybe they are more realists that we are. They don't see a bright road ahead.
So, they strike a psychological bargain, to be able to cope. The whistle past the graveyard with their PC behavior, in hope that by placating all discontented parties, everything will be OK. And, just maybe, they will have time for a real life while they are on this planet.

There is hope.

But, we cannot expect positive change during our lifetimes.



Last Edited by Roboto on 12/19/2018 09:23 AM