Great article! Thanks!

Millennials got the way they are because they were brought up by their Baby Boom parents who also think that they are entitled to all the freebies that they can get. I love the t-shirt that says, "Contrary to what you think, no one owes you anything."

I believe you are right about exceptional people being present, however, it's my belief they have Galted because they recognize the toxicity of politics and policies being unfriendly to entreprenurial (sp?) endeavors. I have met some of them over the past 25 years and was blown away by what they said the used to do versus what they were doing at the time I knew them. The look of resignation and disappointment on their faces is something I'll never forget.

Granted the mean has shifted just like it did from The Greatest Generation to my generation. Yes, I am a Boomer, even if I am at the tail end of the era. My mom was born at the end of the Great Depression and I was born at the end of the 50's. Growing up I had things that were never dreamed of when my parents were children. I did not grow up with a silver anything but we always had food on the table, my parents were not so lucky. There was a big status change there and we are hitting it again, I was just saying we caused it and now it is coming back to bite us.

LOL!

Oh great, we don't need another hero. =P

There is always something to discover about yourself.
Here I am about retirement age and those who know my skill set keep challenging me to go outside the boundaries to accomplish more all of the time.
Life, it seems, is ever-increasing.

Lol on your first sentence. :)

When we are gone, reality will set in quickly.
A Mad Max scenario is on the horizon...

Thanks. =)

Wow. I wonder what they found? :) Gosh, better not say that to them: it'll shatter their fragile ego's. No constructive criticism allowed! Boo-hoo!

I agree it should apply to anyone with an entitlement attitude rather than a generation. People used to say this about Gen X too.
On #2, while you can't be anything you want to be, you're free to be something no one has ever dreamed of. Create things that simply weren't before you. You're bound to fall on your face many times, but keep getting up. Maybe that kid with poor motor skills will do research into the causes of heart disease and be a part of treating it without ever cutting. Ask out the quarterback. Try something that everyone thinks is impossible. Kick our butts, Millennials.

I am selfish, and I'm not ashamed of it. However,
the thing is, I recognize the right of other people to
be equally selfish. My brother tried to tell me that
health care was a right, and I said, "No, it's not!
Nothing is a right except the right to be left alone."

I agree. Its more wide spread than one generation, and the younger are farther from the experience of freedom. The 'education' they receive is misleading even to those with some thinking ability. Very few know what a responsibility freedom is. Have any have earned the voice they feel is their right in deciding the future for others? No, none.

You can WANT to be anything, but whether you actually get there depends on ability, determination, work ethic, and to some extent (limited) being in the right place at the right time and which people you have gotten to collaborate with.

hey uncommon. provocative as usual. miss that here...:)

Ah! That is what I just posted to jimslag (above). I think that what has happened is that the 'mean' has shifted. I expect that the extremes have remained about the same - and one of those extremes is probably where you are.

Thank you.

Jan

I think that the exceptional people are still present. What has happened is that the mean has shifted and the majority of the people are now different.

Jan

I think it stems from the "We're all winners" and "Everyone gets a trophy" that they they grew up with.

He forgot the eighth one.. "Not everyone will get a Trophy every time."

Reality is inexorable.
If you deny it, it will destroy you.
That's the way it was when I was young. Now, however, if you deny reality, Poppa, Momma, or various government agencies will kiss your boo-boo and make it all better. Now, go back down to your parents basement lick your wounds and smoke a little pot, hack into some private emails, maybe watch a little porn, and you'll feel sooo much better.

They're selfish brats. Somewhere they got the notion that it's OK to be selfish. After all, selfishness is a virtue, right? What they don't understand is that theirs is not the virtuous kind.

In all fairness, I have met many intelligent young people in my work who are idealistic and respectful of others' rights; who are eager to learn and do productive work and not sell their soul for an unfair advantage. I am optimistic for the future.

That is the single most "Politically Incorrect" piece I have ever read. The liberal left will certainly denounce this author as some sort of right wing lunatic.
Too bad he is spot on!

The begger on the train with Dagney put socialism perfectly into words. There will always be someone worse off than you with their hand out to rob you because you have more than them, but they need to realizes there is someone else below them doing the same thing. And when everyone is destitute, they will still be trying to rob someone to make themselves better off. Communism is just socialism where everyone supposedly owns everything, including the spoils of everyone's labor.

I had a good laugh when I saw that cartoon.
Thanks for the article too.