First and foremost, I would like to say that there is no problem with my generation. How Generation X feels about Millennials is probably resembles how every preceding generation felt about their predecessors. The problem with the world today is not Millennials. In fact, Millennials have some really great traits that, if you took a step back from the "lazy and narcissistic" qualities that mainstream media gives us, you'll see that we're actually pretty innovative and accepting.
Millennials are the largest generation in Western history. Because of this, there are actually more Millennials in the American workforce than there are Generation X-ers. How's that for lazy? Also, more young adults voted in this year's election than the 2012 election. Half of the 18-29-year-old population made it out to the polls this year. In fact, the "political apathy" stigma on Millennials was inherited from Gen X-ers. That's right, how Generation X views Millennials is pretty much how their predecessors viewed them.
We're also the most educated generation. In 2014, 34 percent of 24-29-year-olds had a bachelor's, master's, professional, or doctoral degree, which is higher than any year prior. A quote from Lucky Attitude says that, "Without a doubt, educational achievement and getting a college education is very important for Millennials. The majority of us think that education is a big factor to achieving success in life and we are willing to put ourselves into debt in order to get that increasingly expensive piece of paper."
Stop saying there's a problem with my generation. We are a generation filled of people who are tech-savvy. We not only want the world to be a better place, but a majority of us would willingly work to make it that way. We care about our future, as people and as a nation. We stand up for what and who we believe in. We are the most accepting generation, we don't see race, sexual preference, or anything really: we just see people. Maybe older generations don't have the same values as us, but that does not mean we are void of any morals and values.
If there was an issue with my generation, which there isn't, maybe we should attribute it to the generation who raised us. Maybe if parents today weren't too scared to say the word, "No," to their children they wouldn't think my generation was "entitled." Though I don't think that's the problem. I think the problem is that the world is changing, and sometimes change is scary.
You'll always fail to see the greatness of the majority if you're too busy focusing on the bad seeds of a group.
