id say a lot of the stuff in that article is accurate, but it is definately underestimating my generation and giving baby boomers a lot of underserved credit. wasn't the priority for college kids in the 60's and 70's to "find yourself and focus on making your life as pleasant as possible, regardless of income"? well, for us, our priority is money, and believe me, it isn't our fault. true, my life goal is to secure enough assets for myself and my family as quickly as possible so i can retire and enjoy as much of life as possible, but who wants to spend 3/4 of their life working anyways? and the pressures from society that my generation faces far outweigh the pressures baby boomers had to face. the majority of us Milleniumars, or whatever you what to call us, are forced into thinking about money all of the time because of the outstanding laws and regualtions baby boomers have set up. i don't make minimum wage, but if i did like MANY of us do, i honestly do not see how i would still be alive. having to devote almost your whole life to something you'd rather not be doing, only to end up with nothing in the end, seems a little unhuman to me. call me crazy, but i'd be happy with "just living", as long as i can get out of kansas. |