In my observation, a big part of social progress is each generation pointing out the hypocrisy of the previous. “All men are created equal” so how can you enslave black people? If men can vote, why can’t women? How come straight people can marry but gay people can’t? How is it fair to send an 18 year old to war but not let him vote?
A lot of these hypocrisies were so internalized that a lot of people of previous generations never even thought about them. It was like a mental blind spot. It took young people with fresh thinking to point them out and fight to fix them.
So, speaking as a Millenial, I’m asking what my generation’s blind spots are. What injustices are we perpetuating without even thinking much about it?
For reference, Millenials are currently in their late 20s to early 40s. Not running the world, but also not fresh eyed college grads.
Or readers, you can just say fuck OP’s premise and agree that we shouldn’t be trying to make enemies of strong allies right now - especially when we have so much existing consensus to continue a full-throated joint fight against.
Seems like an overreaction.
OP is asking how they can be better, I don’t see hate in that.
I mean, not everything has to be a fight. This is just asking for feedback.
Edit: I think there’s a general consensus that Gen X, Millenials, and Zoomers are all on the same side against the Boomers. But none of us are perfect.
I’m gen-x according to you. When I was younger there were none of these divisive nomenclatures. They’re stupid and harmful, the same as every stereotype, and anyone who uses them is a gullible fool
90% of people I know, from teenagers to pensioners, are lovely, interesting, amazing folk, and their age has as much to do with that as the colour of their skin
You should be ashamed of yourself for perpetuating divisiveness
I’m likely older than you and there’s always been generational name calling and judging.
Society-dependant I suppose. Doesn’t make it any less toxic
It’s descriptive. Do you want to use paragraphs to name a group of similar people, or a word? " The people born between x and y exhibiting these behaviors and traits, or have been imprinted by these traits, though it is not as strict rule," or “generation x.”
And yes, we are also allowed to critique people based off of these things. It’s how life works. It’s how we grow and change.
Vis a vis, a stéréotype
Keep 'em divided and angry at eachother!
Say you make a new invention. Are you going to give it a name, or are you going to use a description each time?
What about if you have kids. Are you going to name your kid a long winded description of their lineage, or something short?