Millennials, loosely defined as those humans born between the early 1980s and late 1990s, get a bad rap, usually related to a tendency to focus on their personal needs. While they have been referred to as the "Me Generation," I seem to recall similar sentiments directed at my generation, the Baby Boomers, many of whom opposed the Vietnam War and thus shunned military service.
As a social liberal and environmentalist, I admire Millennials for a number of reasons. They seem to be less focused on personal consumption, preferring to live in urban condos or apartments, to use mass transit and to forego high-priced clothing, upscale restaurants and automobiles. Socially conscious, they are avid volunteers, oppose racism, defend the rights of the LGBT community and generally loathe Trump's anti-global policies. Finally, Millennials have demonstrated less susceptibility to mysticism (i.e. religion), the major threat to science, environmentalism and human enlightenment across our planet.
Growing up in the digital age and confronted with the economic challenges created by the Great Recession, Millennials have a unique perspective on both the problems facing humanity and on the potential opportunities that technology offers in dealing with them. Youth will always remain a beacon of hope for our species and I have faith in Millennials; they know how to co-exist!
As a social liberal and environmentalist, I admire Millennials for a number of reasons. They seem to be less focused on personal consumption, preferring to live in urban condos or apartments, to use mass transit and to forego high-priced clothing, upscale restaurants and automobiles. Socially conscious, they are avid volunteers, oppose racism, defend the rights of the LGBT community and generally loathe Trump's anti-global policies. Finally, Millennials have demonstrated less susceptibility to mysticism (i.e. religion), the major threat to science, environmentalism and human enlightenment across our planet.
Growing up in the digital age and confronted with the economic challenges created by the Great Recession, Millennials have a unique perspective on both the problems facing humanity and on the potential opportunities that technology offers in dealing with them. Youth will always remain a beacon of hope for our species and I have faith in Millennials; they know how to co-exist!
