Generations

In the articles Generation Me by Raina Kelley and Why-Worry Generation by Judith Warner, they explain that the generation we are now in are nothing but about ourselves. As Jean Twenge, a professor in the department of psychology at San Diego State University and author of “Generation Me,” says, “It’s not confidence; it’s overconfidence.” We are too “cocky” about ourselves and know it too. This information doesn’t shock me or surprise me. I know they are talking about a generation as a whole, but my class has always been known to be terrible. I grew up in the environment of a terrible class and a terrible generation. I feel just because we were being told how terrible we were, we did nothing but live up to those expectations. But it’s not always like that. We hear restrictions and “gossip” about ourselves and we prove them wrong. Besides, isn’t that what growing up is? To be confident in what we want and do and not let it break us down. Sure we could use help in taking criticism, but maybe others should think about giving it constructively first. Judith does give reasons of why this generation may be acting in those ways; and who knows, it could be true. But I do believe that we act the way we do because others are looking down upon us and not giving us a chance. Some have the right idea to take what life has given and hope for better things one day, and others are too cocky to think outside themselves. Not everyone is the same, obviously, so to be judging everyone as a whole seems kind of wrong to me.