What makes a millenial?

Millenials, huh? I often wonder what they were thinking when they chose that name. Maybe it was something like the 'Baby Boomers' thing, but for people who came of age around 2000 or so. It's not a very creative title.

A lot of people seem to have a negative view of millenials, but I don't see why. They're just as human as anybody else.

They seem to be a little more liberal, which is probably why some people have a bad view of them. But they're entitled to their opinions.

So many people seem to be so afraid of change, and that's why they don't like millenials. They are too different from the previous generation.

It's a shame, really. I guess that's just the way things are.

It's not a very good thing, but it is what it is. You can't change human nature.

They are a generation that grew up in the shadow of their parents. They were raised on McDonalds and Disney, and given every toy they wanted.

They're very different from their parents. They grew up with a sense that there was more to the world than they could see.

This feeling was strengthened when the Internet became widely available to them. There they could find communities like themselves and learn about the world.

Millenials found it easy to find information online, but hard to figure out how to apply that information.

At some point, many of them decided to take matters into their own hands. They went out and followed paths they felt were right.

The human is not a static entity. A human being is an ever-changing process, and should be treated as such. One cannot look at a human in isolation from the environment they exist in, for that will result in an inaccurate perception of reality.

Those who do not look at humans as constantly changing entities, but rather as static projects to be measured by set-in-stone objectives and goals are, in my opinion, looking down on humanity. They see human beings as pawns which can be moved about the chessboard at their will.

I believe that humans should be treated as projects in themselves, and not evaluated by the goals they set out to achieve. Humans are similar to metaphorical islands, for if one were to evaluate them based on their objective factors alone (the sea upon which the island floats), an inaccurate projection of reality would be formed.

I believe that humans should be seen as constantly changing, evolving entities. They cannot be judged on factors such as their wealth or status in society, for this is not a representation of the human themselves.

When I say that a human should be seen as constantly changing, I do not mean that their mental states or personalities will change. What I mean is that humans are affected by the world around them and thus change accordingly.

The millennials, have been seen as a group of lazy individuals who want everything done for them. They are often called entitled and narcissistic.

In my own opinion, the idea of a millenial generation is based on several misleading premises. First and foremost is an assumption that there are significant differences between these young people in particular and previous generations or other segments of society.

I would argue that differences between a millenial and an older person are not significantly different from the difference between any two people of similar ages. The concept of a 'millenial' is based [largely] on age rather than some sort of inherent generational characteristics.

The concept of a 'millenial' is an artificial one. It has little to do with any fundamental differences between people born in the span from 1990-2000 and other segments of society. Instead, it is based on arbitrarily drawn lines.

There is a fundamental difference between age and generation. You can think of the difference as being similar to that between two people of different ages or differences within a single person over time.

Age is a continuous variable. There is no single point where you can say a person goes from being 'young' to 'old'. Even though we draw boundaries, these are somewhat arbitrary.

Generation, on the other hand, is a discrete variable. There is an exact point in time where you can say someone belongs to one generation or another.

The millennial generation is the first generation to grow up in a world where there was always more than enough. They are at heart lazy and do not want to work as hard as their parents did. It's true that they have it better, and are more well-off financially, but this affluence has created a sense of entitlement which prevents them from appreciating what they have.

When I say that the millennial generation is entitled, I mean all of them. All individuals in this age group are entitled. This has been proven by studies which show that despite being better off financially than their parents were at the same age, they continue to complain about not having enough.

The millennial generation is a group, and like all groups they are more stupid than the individuals in them. The only reason why this particular group has done so well for themselves is because of the unprecedented affluence that their parents left them.

I do not think that the millennial generation is lazy because they are specifically entitled. Rather, I think what has created this sense of entitlement in them is their affluence and the unprecedented prosperity which they have enjoyed.

I think the millennial generation is a group because it would not be possible to have everyone in this age group share specific characteristics. The only way to explain why all people in this age group are lazy and entitled, despite having more opportunities than their parents ever had, is that they form a single group.

I have not conducted any studies to prove my assertions. I believe that they are true because the evidence supports them, as well as reason and logic.

The millennial generation is often criticized by older generations for being "spoiled" and having an inflated sense of self-importance. However, this way of thinking completely ignores the fact that millennials are in a unique position as they are navigating through adulthood while also facing extreme economic instability.

Factors such as these make millennials appear to be "spoiled" and self important. However, there is a serious sense of urgency at play here that makes the millennial generation distinct from previous generations.

For example, the millennial generation is dealing with extremely high levels of unemployment and underemployment. In addition to this, they are also facing a mounting pile of student loan debt that has created an economic situation where it truly feels as if everything is stacked against them.

No matter what the millennial generation does, it feels as if they are doing so from a disadvantaged position. This is why we see millennials fighting for things like universal healthcare and free college tuition.

The millennial generation is not "spoiled" or self-important. They're simply responding to a world that has been extremely unkind.

The millennial generation is in a unique position where they are still trying to navigate through adulthood while also facing extreme economic instability.