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Generation Z: A Generation That Shouldn't Exist

A generation most want to sweep under the rug

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Generation Z: A Generation That Shouldn't Exist

Working as a camp counselor, you will always deal with children who don't always make the correct decisions. Therefore, you write a note home to Mom and Dad saying what happened. I remember telling one child that I had to do this and they screamed and screamed about not being able to use there iPad when they got home. I looked at them and realized this was my generations version of children. Kids that hated camp because it took them away from there TV's, their iPads, and sometimes even their phones.

We as a generation are already polluting another decade of children with our misconceptions, about how we live, our work ethics, everything. We are already destroying their mindset with how we live our lives.

As a generation we live with a sense of entitlement that what we want, we should get now. Believe me, I am also a culprit of this (I'm not going to say all this and say I'm not a part of it), I believe I should get the grade I think I deserve in my classes, and yet when I don't say the teacher is terrible and I warn people against them saying how awful they are and that I was taught nothing.

I was raised by parents who are part of the baby boomer generation. Anyone who was raised by parents like mine are aware we didn't grow up like many kids are own age. Although, if I asked for something, my Mom and Dad would get it for me - it was always a trade. If I did some type of work or chores, then I could get it. Other kids would just get it if asked (not all, I do have to say).

I don't want to go through this article being incredibly negative about my generation, becuase we definitely have some merit. We have created ways to have a creative outlet for all of our ideas, we have had a revolution of thought through the Black Lives Matter movement, we have created new technology and ideas that will help future genertations realize who they are, and who they want to be.

Those are created by the few of our generation that give a shit, but I have an idea for you...what if we all gave a shit? What if everyone tried to actually care about something other than ourselves, and tried to help create things that would benefit the many instead of the few? What do you think could happen then?

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