I'm surprised someone who is 35 (the author of the article) considers themselves part of Generation Me, and not Gen-X. I'm in the same age bracket and can see big differences in attitudes, outlooks, and challenges between myself and younger co-workers who are 30 or under - while there are lots of similarities of course, I definitely wouldn't lump myself into their generation like the author is doing.
One thing that nobody seems to address in these articles is the impact of people having children later in life - it seems like it would be easier to spoil a kid, pave their way, and over-inflate their ego and expectations when you are firmly in your peak earning years, sitting on property and investments that are more fully matured, larger credit rating, etc. It's likely that Generation Me is growing up having seen their parents never struggle or outwardly work hard to make ends meet.
Fortunately, my kids will be spared the existential dilemma of being handed a BMW before they are 30... sigh...
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