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Generation Y (and possibly Generation Z) might be in big trouble. We’re stepping into the world as if what our parents told us still holds true. One problem: much of what we were told about how to live our lives has completely changed. Parenting, education, even beliefs, have all been challenged. Both by technology’s increasing rate of advancement and especially the Internet.
Our parents led lives based on what their parents told them. We don’t get that luxury. Much of what our parents told us will not hold true as we get older. “Find a job that pays money, even if you’re miserable, and stick to it.” “Go to college, and you’re guaranteed a good job.” ”
A few examples, though there are plenty more:
However, there is some good news. Gen Y can at least look forward to retaining/losing the following parenting skills (depending on your perspective):
Gen Y will probably raise their children differently, not making absolute statements that A (going to college) will cause A (great job). College is still the way to go, but hopefully the gray area will be discussed more often.
While all things in this world continually change, especially technology and other things mentioned in this post, there is one thing that always remains the same.
The unmatchable truth and love Jesus lived while on earth, then gave to us in The Bible.
No matter what generation you are in, the bible and its unbeatable secrets to success will never change...and thank God for that!
It is nice to have at least one thing to be able to count on in this rapidly changing & crazy world!
Good luck & Godspeed!
Matt, really? Does God approve your Debt spam scam? Please...
Hey Tyler:
I apologize for any misunderstanding, but my comment was not spam. Is there something wrong with what I said?
I have reread my comment and did not find anything offensive or inappropriate, please help me understand.
Thanks.
Hm, no you're right. My terminology was just off. Fair enough.
And you do have the right to free speech, so I apologize. Just an off-hand comment that I shouldn't have made. Again, I'm sorry.
My main concern was that what you posted has nothing, whatsoever, to do with this post. And so at first I figured "well hey that's bordering on spam" but truly spam is unsolicited, and you're welcome to say whatever you want in the comments section here, which is an awesome privilege. To me, you're abusing that awesome privilege by just adding a comment advertising religion (yes, you were advertising Christianity).
What if I went to a church's site and, in the comments section of a post called "The Benefits of Consistency in Your Faith," I wrote about how great it was that, throughout all of human existence, we've been so fortunate as to have something called sex? There are many benefits to it, it makes you feel great, keeps you healthy & youthful, and typically reinforces your views of the person you're doing it with, as well as yourself. But, in my opinion, that comment has no place on that post.
Again though, just my opinion. And I am sorry I insulted you. Also, I'd encourage you to reply and let me know your thoughts on these kinds of things, too! We're all working together to develop etiquette & ethics practices for the Internet :)
Also, my point about advertising religion has nothing to do with Christianity itself, just that your advertisement, also, had nothing to do with this post. I'd say the same thing if someone came here and talked about the benefits of their fitness program, and how awesome it was. (LOL, actually, I have done that on my blog, thank goodness there's a delete button there, too).
No problem Tyler, thanks for clarifying.
I see your point. I actually was referring to the post, which I thought was cool. I was trying to relate to the fact that we are all compassed about with an enormous amount of change, thanks to modern technology. My relation was that the bible doesn't change, which a lot of people find much comfort in.
As far as your post goes, I directly relate to a lot of it, that is why I posted a comment. I whole-heartedly agree with the concepts and ideas presented and am super pumped when I find sites & posts like this that share a lot of my thought processes.
I attended & graduated from a 4-year University & find it one of the biggest wastes of my time to date! I am now working a job that I taught myself after graduation, and it has very little to do w/my education.
I urge you & other readers to continue to challenge the establishment and the failing bureaucracy thereof. All the greats throughout history have been men & women of original thought and unquenchable passion! That is the type of man I am striving to be.
Currently I'm actually working one of those terribly boring, soul-crushing corporate jobs right now, and long to become debt free so I can achieve the freedom I long for. I hasten the day when I make my last debt payment & find myself able to survive on MUCH LESS income.
Along the way, I'm trying to transition into more diversified and personal side work that follows my passion, so when I can finally quit...I have an established basis of employment that I defined & created.
;-)
Thanks for your wonderful thoughts Matt! All good stuff, I'd say.
Hi Tyler --
Interesting post, great points. However, your frame of reference is a bit off. If you're Gen Y then I doubt your parents are Baby Boomers. But your grandparents probably are!
Generation Jones was born mid-50's to late-60's(ish). Gen X roughly overlaps and follows Gen Jones.
Not hard & fast delineations, I know, but important because -- as you note -- we live in an accelerated age. Every generation is now born into a world that bears little resemblance to that of their parents, which essentially renders all "conventional wisdom" totally obsolete!
That's an astonishing statement, when you think about it. The implications are both vast and largely unpredictable. But exciting, too. ;)
At the widest gap range, I've heard of Generation Jones being between 1953-1968, which seems generous. It'd be rude for me to cite my parents' birth years, but you can trust me when I say that they were before 1953 :) I'm at the age where my parents and my friends' parents all border between Baby Boomers & Gen Jones. A few of my grandparents were considered Greatest Generation, and I believe one is Silent Generation. We have many old, wise, and healthy people in my family!
Either way, as you pointed out, the world has changed so much! And you summed it up well in just one sentence (wish I could have done that, haha): "Every generation is now born into a world that bears little resemblance to that of their parents, which essentially renders all "conventional wisdom" totally obsolete."
Thanks Deborah!
So funny! Now that you mention it, my frame of reference is skewed by the fact that my own parents -- DEFINITELY boomers -- are only 20 years older than I. And my relatives are also very long-lived, so I have family members who remember seeing their first car and who sincerely believe that the Internet is just a rumor. ;)
But I do remember wondering, in my 20's, why my young-ish, hip-ish father's career advice was so utterly out of step with the realities I encountered every day. His advice to me was the same as your parents' advice to you -- and it was already obsolete in the early 80's.
Kind of mind-blowing. I might need a nap now. ;)
Great post and thanks for the link to the You Tube video. I enjoyed watching that.
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