Do you believe this generation is too sensitive or aka "snowflakes"
I keep hearing this come up in the news and when listening to ben shapiro. I hate to say it but i kinda agree. 馃檴
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I think a lot of people falsely tag your generation with that moniker when there's been plenty of the same behaviors demonstrated by those from older generations, too. Disparaging younger generations has been going on for decades. My generation was tagged as "slackers" by the generation tagged as "hippies" by their parents' generation. In 20 years, your generation will slap some tag on your kids' generation. Wash, rinse, repeat.
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@Dr3am My generation was viewed that way, too. According to our parents generation, we were spoiled, lazy, MTV watching, video game playing sloths. My kids are of your generation, and most of them and their friends are engaged in the world around them and goal-oriented.
I think the idea of "soft" is grounded in the fact that as we've made more technological progress, there are fewer and fewer manual labor jobs. Instead of needing 30,000 people on assembly lines, maybe it only takes 300 people to manage and maintain the robots that are doing the same thing now. People who do technical jobs work hard, but it's with their minds more than their hands and are considered "soft" compared to those who labored directly on the line.
Working smarter and towards less materialistic and more philanthropic goals shouldn't be considered weakness. It should be considered progress. However, this country is operating under this warped idea that cruelty equates to strength while kindness equates to weakness or being soft.
I think the idea of "soft" is grounded in the fact that as we've made more technological progress, there are fewer and fewer manual labor jobs. Instead of needing 30,000 people on assembly lines, maybe it only takes 300 people to manage and maintain the robots that are doing the same thing now. People who do technical jobs work hard, but it's with their minds more than their hands and are considered "soft" compared to those who labored directly on the line.
Working smarter and towards less materialistic and more philanthropic goals shouldn't be considered weakness. It should be considered progress. However, this country is operating under this warped idea that cruelty equates to strength while kindness equates to weakness or being soft.