These four things were listed as the causes that make millennials different from others parenting, technology, being impatient, and the environment around them. Starting with parenting he said that there is a form of "bad parenting" being done that millennials are told they are special and can get whatever they want when they want it, or that their parents will do anything for them from getting them good grades and into good honors classes to everyone gets a medal for participating. When these kids then grow up and enter the real adult world they realize they aren't special mom or dad can't get them a promotion or help them the same way they did when they were a kid. And this has a very big and bad effect on their self confidence and self esteem, causing it to plummet and create depression for many kids. Another thing he talked about was the use of technology and specifically cellphones. Most teenagers have a cellphone and some form of a social media account that they can access from their phone, having this so accessible hasn't helped with depression especially those that use Facebook or Instagram as they have become really good at using filters to hide what is really happening and can cause that much more depression. Or that when we are waiting for a meeting to start instead of socializing with each other and seeing how other co-workers are doing we are on our phones till the meeting starts, then we periodically will glance down at it to see if anything new has shown up or if a phone call comes through we will look at it and ignore it or want to answer but wont. Although this is a problem I will admit to being the kind of person that when I get bored I will get out my phone and waste time looking at Facebook or Pinterest when I could be doing other better things like socializing with my family doing homework or reading a book, but since it's there it's such an easy distraction but I have noticed that it makes me even more bored when I get on looking to get rid of the boredom it makes it worse not better. Something else he talked about is being impatient and that we look for instant gratification whether it be wanting someone to text us back or someone to like what we put on social media or even using the internet to find something we might not know a lot about. We may use our resources but it has made it so we are a bit more lazy as we know things are right there and within our reach rather than putting some effort and hard work into it. We can look up movies on Netflix and watch them right then and there rather than having to look up a show time, or find the movie at the local library or movie rental place, or even off our own shelves at home, because of this we just expect a certain level of gratification. The last thing that he mentioned was the environment around us. It's true the environment that we live in really does make a difference, especially if we have those around us that seem to think that the world only works in the one way and is horrible and nothing ever goes right. That isn't true yes there are the bad things but there are the good things like having hot water to shower with, or transportation to school of some sort, or friends that you get to see and talk with, family that loves you, that random bird you hear singing it's heart out as you walk to school in the morning, or whatever else is going good. It's the little things we need to enjoy and cherish.
here's the video in case you want to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hER0Qp6QJNU
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