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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Narcissism seems to be getting worst every decade, especially when it comes to the entitled youth today.
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Pretty sure every generation has said this about the next generation in some fashion since the dawn of time.
So I guess, kudos on becoming your parents lol.
I actually see the youth coming up as at a disadvantage socially and without a lot of the necessary bonding and physical "play" we were lucky to have an abundance of and feel bad for them. I see a lot of kids without an identity and without a clue as to who to be or to model because everything is so individualized and concepts like masculinity developing such negative associations to it. Boys don't even know how to #### around and be boys in the traditional sense. Add in a pandemic and either overbearing millennial parents trying to over-correct how they were raised, or neglectful parents letting the internet do the heavy lifting for them and oof, it must be terrible.
I feel blessed to grow up during that transition between two very different worlds. To be familiar with living with minimal tech but also being able to navigate that side too.
Hard to say if growing up today is a catalyst for narcissism, maybe it is with the rise of social media stardom and "influencer" becoming an aspiration for kids now. But I'm not sure that's necessarily their fault, but a product of an unhealthy, me-centric, superficial society that inundates them with #### all day.