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You Are Wrong To Think Kids Are Stupid Or Lazy
That is correct, the title is not wrong. No younger generation is stupider or lazier than any preceding generation.
It doesn’t matter what name is given to a group of people or to how we categorize bunches of individuals simply based on cultural influences around their particular birth dates.
This logic applies to any generation. Just name one.
Boomers. Gen Z. Xennials or Millennials. The Greatest, Silent, or Lost Generation.
If you think about it, the whole concept of applying labels to people based on a birth date alone is an arbitrary and, dare I say it, stupid idea. It is about as absurd as thinking that certain stars overhead give meaning and define your personality…
Just think, do you like to be labeled with an arbitrary label that has societal (and often negative) implications?
I don’t.
If I am being honest here, it also wasn’t too long ago that if I had truly reflected upon the concept of younger, labeled people being less intelligent or less industrious than myself that I would have agreed with that sentiment.
