I was apart of in an article when I was 24 for Toronto Life #TorontoLife, which I thought was a supportive article for those of us who were post-secondary graduates (degrees, diplomas), who still hadn't found a job in their field, and some of whom were still living at home. But instead, it was a complete spin on our laziness as a generation, feeling sorry for ourselves that people hadn't rolled over and made room for us. At the time, it made me feel betrayed. I felt tricked that I was used in that way for the article, which caused even more embarassment for me because now my face was on the cover of a magazine saying that we were "indignant, entitled youth". It was hyperbolic! (not to mention untrue). What do you feel about that trope, that Millenials are lazy, and entitled. Truth? Fiction? Where do you stand?
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Such a great observation. I feel the same way. A lot of my mental health self-care came after I left home because as supportive and wonderful (and liberal) as my parents are they were also not able to express the right words to support their emotions. So a lot of the time I had way too much emotion than I was able to understand.
I also agree that a lot of Millenials have taken it up a notch in terms of hunkering down and making their work ethic even bigger. I think we have a lot of mountains to climb, and at the rate things are changing we have to learn it faster and prove our worth. I think that the hang up is that a lot of us become completely overwhelmed by how much there is to do, and it causes some to shut down. Which ties into depression and anxiety which all of us are feeling to some degree it seems.