The University of Michigan has apparently been surveying a large group of for some time and just released a report on their findings. Here is the blurb from the site: For more than two decades, a loyal group of young Americans have participated in a national study to allow the nation to understand the thinking
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No Comments » This post on Cracked.com is both insightful and hilarious. It describes, with great accuracy, the reasons why , and view the Occupy movement very differently. It also gives some perspective on the “entitled” label often given to Millennials.
This is an interesting article about the current state of Generation X: Study says Generation X is balanced and happy Not sure if it will last, but perhaps all the realization that we have survived so far is enough to keep Gen X’ers pretty satisfied at this point…
I have been thinking quite a bit about the “Arab Spring” recently. Back in 2007 our family spent three weeks traveling around Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria, the White Desert, Luxor and Hagarda) and we feel an affinity for the area because of our time there. Strauss and Howe have pointed out that the Arab world (and
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Although this recent article in the NY Times describes it as a collision between “Young and Old” I believe the Medicare debate is going to be about vs. . X’ers probably don’t expect to get much out of Social Security or Medicare (even though we will probably be the biggest contributors to the programs in
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This article in the NY Times is an apt description of the challenges we are facing because of our predominantly leadership: Washington War of Ideas Overshadows Need for Jobs – NYTimes.com I think we are still early on in the so this sort of bickering can still hold sway. The Boomers would still rather debate
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The has recieved the guidance and support of older generations ( in particular) throughout their youth. It started with the “Baby on Board” stickers in Volvos everywhere in the early 80′s. It continued with Soccer Moms and loads of after-school activities. They have been coached, guided and supported in ways that are really unique to
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Eli Pariser recently spoke at TED about how social media, search sites and other online entities are creating “filter bubbles” that remove opposing views from users results. As a I agree that this is worrisome, but I wonder if will agree. The Millennial generation is much more willing to participate in group-think and less worried about
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This recent article in the Christian Science Monitor got me to thinking about the way us Gen X’er go about parenting. Back in 2006 our family did just what the article mentioned: we sold a house, our cars, pulled the kids from school and traveled around the world for 6 months (see the stories about
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I just read this very interesting article about generations from the Society for American Archaeology. The author, Lawrence E. Moore does an excellent job of describing role in society at this time. It provides a great overview of the generational cycles and the specifics of Generation X. I also like the “mythical characters” table –
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