Day 35: The 1984 babies turn 30 this year (for me, my “maturation date” is in 35 days). When we were young, we were told we would be the greatest of generations: we were smart, and yet personable. We were kind, and yet firm in our beliefs. We were at the forefront of the digital revolution, and yet we were as analogue as every generation before us. We were raised to be perfect, and yet accepting of our “brokenness”. And then right around 2000, the view of my generation changed and we were called the spoiled, lazy, “everyone is a winner” generation. While I cannot deny that there is some truth in what Ive heard, the accounts really dont give my generation enough credit; weve grown up in the gap between what we were taught to believe, our ideologies, and what is actually taking place. Truth be told, the irony is that weve been so well indoctrinated and taught by these very institutions, that we “cant not” reject the discrepancies, the blatant corruption, the bigotry, and the lies; to do so would go against not only our moral coding, but the very core of these institutions we hold in such high regard. In a real way, weve been taught too well. Its not that we didnt learn the lessons, but to the contrary, we learned them perfectly; it’s not that were lazy and not acting, but to the contrary, we are acting perfectly. To our elders, we are doing exactly what you trained us to do: those ideologies have not been lost on us, but rather, we internalized them into our very beings. It’s not that we weren’t listening or paying attention, but rather, we heard every word you said, saw everything there was to see, and we processed it perfectly. I have every belief that one day, we will look back on Generation Y and say, “Yes. They were the ones to finally get it.” We’re not destroying these institutions: we’re saving them.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:12:04 +0000
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