not generalizing,do you think people under thirty today in current socity are mean and deliberatly depressing?

Question

do you think people thirty and under are deliberatly depressing and mean an abusive to older people and people who are called "baby boomers"

i did say i am not generalizing,i did ask about people thirty years of age and under,whether they are mean and depressive to people over thirty, and directing their unpleasantness to those who are called "baby boomers" what is their justification for these unpleasant resentments

i repeat, i am not looking for unfairness, it is a specific question about people thirty years of age or under it is a simple question, not interested at this point in what people over the age of thirty are, whether mean or depressing or not,

Answer 1

I've definitely noticed a decline in basic etiquette amongst younger people.

Talking loudly on cell phones in a quiet restaurant, young people not giving up their seats to older people, interrupting or walking away when someone else is speaking, etc. etc. etc.

To be honest, I think it is really their parents' faults for not correcting such self-indulgent behaviors when these young adults were still kids.

Answer 2

It would be unfair to say that all people thirty and under are mean. I'm thirty and I was raised to always be polite and kind to older people and my parents are both baby boomers so I can't see myself being mean or abusive to them!!

I don't think you have to be a certain age to be abusive to others - I think older and younger people are both equally capable of it.

Now, I don't know how old you are but if you've been badly treated by people thirty and younger, then I apologize to you on their behalf. No one deserves to be abused or to have someone be mean to them!

As far as depressing goes.. well, that's just depending on the person and it doesn't have to do with age, either. One of my grandmothers, God rest her soul, was the most depressing person to be around. And you can expect teenagers to be moody so that doesn't really count.

Also, keep in mind that people under thirty are often facing a LOT of changes - college, careers, family, kids. Many people are unhappy in their jobs or feel like they will be alone forever. It's not easy to be "starting out" in the real world.

I hope you won't let the actions of some represent everyone in that age group - there are certainly good and bad people of all ages out there!

Answer 3

I think that in general, many more people under thirty have not been taught how to treat people with respect and polite behavior. Many have had no discipline from caring parents, come from split up families, and children who grow to adults behave as they have been taught or not taught....so yes...there is more meanness, and rude behavior. As to being depressing...not sure what you mean....depression is usually an emotional state....being abusive to others is a behavior. Younger people are often depressed because of their personal lives being in a mess in some way, or perhaps being lonely, etc.We all can change, but must decide to do so. There are also many younger people I could name who are totally the other way...because of parents who loved, cared and taught them. To learn this after thirty is more difficult, but important because usually the people they must relate to ...bosses, etc...are older than they are. To mistreat them, be rude, etc. is not a good way to get ahead in life.

Answer 4

Yes. I think many of them are that way. Partially to blame, I think, is the 'souless' society they grew up in which is now becoming the primary aspect of today's society.
Society for the past 20 years or so has become too hurried and materialistic. Just watch TV with it's proliferation of reality shows where the storyline must include heaps of anger, jealousy and revenge. Also, today's consumers are being bombarded with more ads for devices that take us away from each other and almost require the user to "have to have it at any cost."

Answer 5

I think allot of them were babied and spoiled to the point that many have no respect for the older generations.

Now this is not 100% true, but a very large percentage, particularly those young adults who were not raised with traditional ideals, show little care for older generations.

I think most of it is to blame on parents, they didn't want to be strict like their parents had been, so they became lax, and then it went down hill.

Why respect others when you were not even expected to respect your own parents?

Its sad, it really is.

Answer 6

People of all ages are mean and depressing in this declining society. It's both unfair and inaccurate to single out one group, in this case, people under 30. For example -- Lois J -- I see many many people OVER 30 do exactly the same things you describe in your answer.

chinpingmei - ....then what difference does it make? What's your POINT?

Answer 7

My husband and I, ages 47 and 45, call them insolent youth. They only care about themselves. Not all youth are insolent, but the ones who are, are easy to identify. They act as if they are the only ones that matter and can't understand why everyone else doesn't see it that way. They push in front of you in line. They stand in front of you when you're sitting down so that you can't see. You know the type.

Answer 8

Funny, I have the same feeling.

Probly just because they are still young and still at the "I know everything, I can do anything" stage.

Some will grow wiser the rest will go to jail or get recruited to be sent to Iraq

Answer 9

Not everyone, I think.