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Originally Posted by plaaynde
I´ve heard about the "Lost Generation". Between which years were they born?
Of course this should be taken with a barrel, not a grain of salt.
This is interesting. You could argue that many of the people graduating college in 2009 and beyond are part of a lost generation. Most of them are capable enough of making some sort of positive impact on society, but due to the economic destruction of the past few years, they will probably spend too much time trying to scrape together a living and paying off debt.
On top of economic malaise, you could also blame the way we were raised. Our generation (speaking a little more broadly here and referring to Americans) was taught how to play. We're better at partying, playing video games, and filling out college basketball brackets than we are at solving the energy crisis, for instance. We were raised on the promise of the American Dream and lead to believe we would prosper simply because we lived in the most powerful nation on Earth.
On the other hand, many people from previous generations, those who were raised by hard-working immigrants or Depression-era sufferers, were most likely taught never to take anything for granted.