A snapchat filter instead of a smile
Emojis instead of emotions and a smartphone instead of a real relationship
That's how the older generation portrays Millennials
Older people tend to complain that youngsters are destroying everything they've built
and Millennials are responding that they've been dealt a bad hand
But what are the actual differences between generations?
Baby Boomers - the generation that is usually portrayed as an old grandmother
who calls you because she "deleted the Internet"
Baby Boomers were born somewhere between 1946 and 1964
Millennials - the generation that is pictured as living only for avocado toast
and killing different industries in their free time
They were born between 1981 and 1996. Is there any truth to their stereotypes?
Let's see how the economy has changed throughout the years
Even though Millennials are the best educated group of adults in US history
with one third of older Millennials having at least a bachelor's degree
from 1988 to 2018 the average cost of tuition
for a 4-year public school has risen by more than 200%
and private schools have skyrocketed even more
So, I guess you could say, Millennials and the even younger generations
are in a bit of a pickle - to put it lightly
One big setback that both these generations have been through - the Great Recession
While it affected both groups this moment in history occurred
when Millennials were just entering the workforce
The "Young Invincibles" compared the earnings of Boomers and Millennials at the same age
adjusted it to 2013 wages and found that Millennials earn about $10,000 less annually
All these changes transformed the way young people lived -
their expectations, their workplaces and - their homes.
In 2014 for the first time in more than 130 years
Adults from 18 to 34 years old were more likely to be living in their parents home
than with a partner in their own household
But how do all these changes affect personality and values that define each generation?
There is some truth in stating that values or priorities have shifted
For example, marriage has gone out of fashion
57 percent of Millennials have never been married
and the age that young people get married has shifted by 6 years during the last 40 years
Millennials are less religiously affiliated too
13% less of them have a religious preference comparing to Baby Boomers their age
and 30 percent less of Millennials consider themselves patriotic
But the most common stereotypical image of Millennials and their values
is a mobile memory packed with an infinite number of selfies
But is "Generation me me me" really a lot more narcissistic than Baby Boomers?
There was a study in a 2011 "Perspectives on Psychological science" journal that might shatter this stereotype
The title says - "It is Development Me, not Generation Me and that might just be the case
It's not really about being born after 1980
it's more about being young and then getting over yourself as you get older
It could very well be that we all belong to "Generation Me" when we are young
but somehow we tend to forget the rebellious or soul-searching time of our lives when we get older
As new technology enters our lives, it's starting to get harder and harder to understand our similarities
and you may feel that the gap between generations widens
But, as always, communication is the key
Not all Baby Boomers are lost when it comes to technology
and Millennials actually understand English words
not only emojis
If you belong to any of these generations -feel free to discuss
and get to know each other in the comment section
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