I read an article the other day that horrified me. Apparently, Millennials are utterly confused on where they stand politically. I skimmed through a series of surveys that revealed just how incoherent their thought process was in regard to various social and economic topics. For example, about 60 percent of Millennials voted for Obama and support more government involvement but dislike Obamacare as much as anyone else.

I accepted the initial shock because I knew what I was reading actually made sense. Millennials are confused, and not just about politics, about every aspect of their life.

This is not a childish excuse; This is not a temperamental rant. This is a humble, and possible, explanation for why you may not understand us, connect with us, or respect us.

We were born alongside technology. We remember the days before it took hold of everyone’s lives. Days filled with self-generated imagination and genuine exploration —whatever it took to make the time pass. Those days were characterized by a fleeting sense of control and a rather relaxed supervision of our parents who still allowed us to play in the street alone.

Then, we allowed this monster into our lives and gradually handed over the control. The generation after us demands cell phones younger and younger, their hands never without an electronic distraction. They were not responsible for their own boredom and never felt the yearning for self-creation as the rest of us did.

Nowhere else is the effects of technology more brutally evident than in our relationships, or lack thereof. As middle-schoolers, we became cowards, substituting an instant message for a face-to-face interaction, never permitting personal growth. The cruel children used a computer screen as their shield while our hopeless parents, still fumbling with manuals, could do nothing to stop it.

This trend continued well into high school, where we watched our parents get divorced at a record rate and our emotions seemed impossible to express. Millennials are uncertain about marriage because they have yet to see one work. We are afraid of having children, not being able to support them emotionally and financially. We are afraid of not having children, disappointing our traditional parents and maybe ourselves in the process. And now, here we are, experiencing one failed tumultuous relationship after another and attempting to make sense of dating rules rewritten by social media.

We are expected to work longer, later, and with more deliberateness than ever before. Our parents speak of a magical time in their 20s where they "figured their lives out". There is no such thing today. Earlier than ever before, we are forced into narrow pathways of life based on social status or size of paycheck. The people sitting across the desk from us at interviews are still the generation that did not necessarily need a college degree, let alone three internships before graduation, in order to be successful.

Much to our predecessor's dismay, we never saw the way things used to be. Please don't take offense to us not being shocked at daily change that leaves you slack-jawed. Ever since we were old enough to use the Internet, we have been constantly force fed blatant propaganda and biased media. Millennials are used to people pushing agendas and we don't know any better. And how could we? Respectively, 20 years on earth does not grant the experience and wisdom to make balanced decisions without the input of others.

Some may say we're lazy and that may be true for a small portion of us. We are paralyzed; We saw a life expected of us, something that wasn't ours. Our lives will be dedicated to fixing the problems created by generations before us. The mystery of all adventures unknown leaves us with a unsatisfied craving in our hearts. We've thought about our future long and hard. All we want is to shout into the great abyss of the future and be heard.