I get the idea that Gen-Yers might be viewed as a bunch of naive, ADHD, twerking, tweeting, deluded morons, but I find the argument that they're lazy and entitled a bit offensive. Those last two belong to us: Generation X.
And in fairness to Yers, they've been raised by wealthy boomers (or that freaky generation between the boomers and Xers) and expect to have at least the same standard of living as their parents. But they're facing high education costs, low education value, high real estate prices, low employment opportunity, and generally can't be expected to grow up until they're in their 30s. So its not surprising their elders might perceive them as having unrealistic expectations: pretty basic expectations have simply become unrealistic.
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