Flakiness is a defining feature of Millennials/Generation Y?

[Emilia]

Very good point about flexibility lucy_in_disguise.

 

Wouldn't you feel though that if something that had been arranged was important for the person, they would turn up on time?

[jen1447]

Thirdly, the difference between me (43 years old, Gen X) and a 28 year-old is that I know what it's like to fully function as an adult without social media. For a big chunk of my young life I wasn't constantly connected, I know how unimportant and meaningless it is ultimately. It's apparent from the thread I think that Millennials feel completely differently and that it's a constant source of anxiety.

 

That repeated exposure to YOLO has to affect you in a way that it didn't previous generations because they could get away from it. Now it's 24/7 marketing to make people feel bad about themselves if they aren't keeping up enough.

 

Also I think there has to be a difference between adopting a convention and being fundamentally socialized inside one. You can see that by degrees within generations - everyone's grandma has e-mail now but you don't see grandmas everywhere on the internet or texting or using GPS etc. It's like grandma can't get away from the computer fast enough, really.

[Toodaloo]

Emilia

 

I honestly do not think it has anything to do with the age. I think it boils down to education and manners.

 

There are some amazing kids out there who have superb manners and when I listen to them I am really hopeful for the future. They are smart, challenging, engaging and thoughtful.

 

Then you get the others who quite frankly you begin to wish Darwin would help you out a bit here because its going to happen anyway...

 

But you look at any age group. You will find this is all age groups from the Great Grandmothers in their 90's to the kids not even at school yet.

[Emilia]

I suppose I don't necessarily equate social etiquette with intelligence. Ie, I don't think flaky people are thick

[Toodaloo]

I suppose I don't necessarily equate social etiquette with intelligence. Ie, I don't think flaky people are thick

 

Hence why I put them both as separate entities...

 

You can be stupid yet still have manners.

 

You can be intelligent and have no manners at all.

 

Combine the two and you have a great person.