I really love your opinions on generational differences and how we should be open minded without giving in to stereotypes. I think we use the term generational differences because there are some differences which we believe apply to the majority of a generation simply because of how childhood culture shapes our personality and what treatment we experience from other people. However this definitely also gives rise to harmful stereotypes, some of which are untrue. I think it is a very valuable trait to be open minded and respect other people around us because it’s definitely the key to communication. Certainly if someone begins a conversation by disrespecting me, I will feel no obligation to respect them in return, and in that case communication breaks down. Judging someone without knowing them is just shallow. My grandmother used to respond to every problem I had with ‘it’s because you’re addicted to your phone’, dismissing my opinions and feelings despite her using her own phone more than I use mine. Learning to understand other perspectives is also important to breaking barriers like you said. For example unintelligence or a lack of focus from a millennial may be in reality a lack of self esteem or politeness by not offering unsolicited advice, or even high levels of focus because we don’t want to interrupt or want to hear more. A polite response to thank you may be misinterpreted as a rude dismissal. Creating dialogue is so important to understand and appreciate different perspectives and I think this video makes many great points 😊
My and your generation, baby boomers, in the most part, never raised our children to expect a participation trophy and promised them everything would be great. If you listen to what younger people say about us they accuse us of quite the opposite. Baby boomers became the first “day care” parents, remember? Our boomer young women “decided” on careers over stay at home Moms. Of course many did, and that was a first in our society. However, the majority of women from our generation were forced to go out and work because our sage and wise members of “The Greatest Generation” and the next one that came between them and our baby boomers, ran our factory and manufacturing jobs completely out of our great country before any of us, including our oldest born in 1946, even turned 30 years old. Of course the X-ers and millennials refuse to even mention that FACT, as they whine and blame us for all their problems.
I really love your opinions on generational differences and how we should be open minded without giving in to stereotypes. I think we use the term generational differences because there are some differences which we believe apply to the majority of a generation simply because of how childhood culture shapes our personality and what treatment we experience from other people. However this definitely also gives rise to harmful stereotypes, some of which are untrue. I think it is a very valuable trait to be open minded and respect other people around us because it’s definitely the key to communication. Certainly if someone begins a conversation by disrespecting me, I will feel no obligation to respect them in return, and in that case communication breaks down. Judging someone without knowing them is just shallow. My grandmother used to respond to every problem I had with ‘it’s because you’re addicted to your phone’, dismissing my opinions and feelings despite her using her own phone more than I use mine. Learning to understand other perspectives is also important to breaking barriers like you said. For example unintelligence or a lack of focus from a millennial may be in reality a lack of self esteem or politeness by not offering unsolicited advice, or even high levels of focus because we don’t want to interrupt or want to hear more. A polite response to thank you may be misinterpreted as a rude dismissal. Creating dialogue is so important to understand and appreciate different perspectives and I think this video makes many great points 😊
millennial here. yeah i don’t recall any of our parents doing any of that.
My and your generation, baby boomers, in the most part, never raised our children to expect a participation trophy and promised them everything would be great. If you listen to what younger people say about us they accuse us of quite the opposite. Baby boomers became the first “day care” parents, remember? Our boomer young women “decided” on careers over stay at home Moms. Of course many did, and that was a first in our society. However, the majority of women from our generation were forced to go out and work because our sage and wise members of “The Greatest Generation” and the next one that came between them and our baby boomers, ran our factory and manufacturing jobs completely out of our great country before any of us, including our oldest born in 1946, even turned 30 years old. Of course the X-ers and millennials refuse to even mention that FACT, as they whine and blame us for all their problems.