I’m not really over the way Gen X writers have been slugging ‘Gypsies’ all over the internet. I know that a lot of people are over it, and don’t want to read much more about it.

I’ll try to make this short, but I think you should read it.

Let’s say that about 60 % of every generation is not intellectually gifted. Inhabitants of prior generations admitted this, and created large factories, corporations or even sports teams which could employ people who would probably never read Golding properly, learn how to spell ‘gauche’ or truly understand differentials.

This was okay. We know why this happened. It just doesn’t happen as much now.

Every member of Gen Y really does think that he or she is special and gifted. Every member of gen Y wants a life which doesn’t involve making washers on a production line or checking out wedding gifts at the local…whatever. We don’t have enough good jobs to support this desire, and we tell these kids that they should aim lower. What we’re missing is that ‘these kids’ are creating their own ways to be special.

For every old guy telling his grandchildren to get a stable job, buy a house and marry straight people in their respective leagues, there’s a happy kid who can’t spell or multiply very well but who’s making an Etsy store that sells handmade whistles.

This sounds a little dumb, but it does show that an effort’s being made. What confuses me is whether this change is due to our education system punting entrepreneurship classes and devaluing maths or whether we have finally succeeded in producing a generation of all-special children with an understanding of talent, market value and real self-esteem.

Can anyone confirm?