Re:Curse of class of '09
by TriinT on Saturday May 09, 2009 @07:26PM
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This article gives the impression that the class of '09 is actually entitled to have wonderful, high-paying jobs. It's a job market, no one is entitled to anything. It sucks, but the faster these gen-Y'ers face the harsh reality, the better. There's nothing to gain in whining and denial.
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Re:Curse of class of '09
by silentOpen on Saturday May 09, 2009 @10:25PM
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It sucks, but the faster these baby boomers face the harsh reality (of the mess they've created), the better. There's nothing to gain in whining and denial.
Generationalism is just like every other -ism. Not that you are being explicitly generationalist, you just give that impression.
I was born in 1980. Which generation am I officially a part of? I honestly don't know, and I truly don't care...
I didn't mean to be a generationalist, but after having taught these kids in grad school, I don't have the highest opinion of them, to be frank. And, indeed, the baby-boomers f*cked up big time... and it sucks that everyone has to pay for the mistakes of a few.
Re:Curse of class of '09
by silentOpen on Saturday May 09, 2009 @11:53PM
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That seems to be how it always goes, though. Each "generation" thinks the previous one is incapable, incompetent, or over-privileged. The young attack the old who they feel don't understand. They rebel. Again and again.
I'm just saying that the argument is tired and over-general. "Generations" or semi-birth-year-based orderings (class of '09) have only the slightest commonalities.