What exactly is the butterfly generation? I have never heard this term before. Are you referring to the book "The Butterfly Generation" by Palash Krishna Mehrotra and if so does this term have a distinctly Indian meaning or does it apply to people from other countries as well? Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13432312-the-butterfly-g...

The butterfly generation term that I knew was from when I started work in London around 2000. [0]

> 'Engaging the Butterfly Generation', the generation of kids that just won't settle, anywhere!

I took it to indicate a generation of teenagers / university graduates that grew up being able to use the benefits of globalisation and to flit from one job or country to the next with ease.

[0]: http://www.c21media.net/conference-event/c21-kids-content-fu...

I did that throughout my early 20s. I'm still in regular contact with people I met 14-15 years ago. It takes effort for regular stuff. The only reason I keep my Facebook around is because it's a glorified address book and I'll hear from some of the folks from my past travels on there around holidays and birthdays. It's about the same as I talk to cousins and aunts/uncles.

My core group of friends is in touch all the time. About 12 people since 2001. I don't talk with anyone from high school (pre-01).

It just depends on your level of effort. I think for American kids, it's definitely worth getting out into the world and seeing a different perspective. It can only improve our country when we get outside the rhetoric/news bubble and see how things are done, for better or worse, in the rest of the world.