BONUS POST!!! +30 coins

Alright, bonus post to make up for some early ones that lacked a little...... dijon mustard one could say. Anyway, this is a response post to the NY Times article "The Why-Worry Generation." Well, I honestly agree with most of the topics the article brought up. I thought it was very well rounded in its way of describing what the 1982-2002 generation's ego is like and what effects it has. The fact that our generation has been brought up with Youtube, American Idol, and the all around fascination with celebrities has given "us" the idea that any of us can be rock stars and become famous. Many kids who do not try much or at all in school are mostly encouraged and helped every step of the way through grade school. These factors, for the most part, have created a very large ego that fuels the "I'll be just fine" attitude. I think a lot of this comes with the fact that before the "real world" while still in school, many kids have never experienced true misfortune or having to deal with problems like unemployment, or working to make a living. Therefore, when kids are first confronted with such issues, the risk of this scenario is not as obvious to them, and their parents will not always be there to pick them up if they fail.
The article also makes a great point as to how this egotistical viewpoint is not always bad. Being able to stay optimistic in the face of adversity is a great attribute to have in our current world. However, one negative impact was not mentioned about this. How being so self-confident and egotistic makes for really crappy people. People who are so full of themselves tend to lack compassion and be really self-centered. In a time with a recession and other factors affecting many people, are narcissistic people really needed? One key point to the work environment is caring and cooperating for people besides just yourself, and this is why our generation is probably seen as so obnoxious.