John Mark
open source economics hacker, agitprop and all-around rabble-rouser. I work for Red Hat, but my tweets are my own.
On Millennials and Special Snowflakes
This Gen X’er is sick of anti-millennial bullshitI’m really sick and tired of all the boomer and gen X tsk tsk-ing of those dreaded me-first millennials. All of these articles, which you’ve no doubt seen by now, follow a similar pattern: Start with a reference to “too much praise” and too much emphasis on self-esteem. Bonus points if the writer mentions “everyone gets a trophy” Then the writer lays down the hammer! And writes as if they’ve stumbled upon some grand discovery!John Mark5 min read