Canada

The folks at the campaign I worked on were all ages. Some older radicals, some middle-age socially aware pragmatists, and a few hardworking 20-somethings who were impressively knowledgeable about politics and history. This younger group, in fact, probably worked harder than most of the others.

But as a stereotype, I'd have to agree that that age group presents as spoiled and superficial. I have some friends in that range and even they make fun of their cohorts. On the rather depressing side of it, of the four I know pretty well, all but one figures they'll die poor and quite probably violently as a result of the direction society is moving. They also feel there's nothing they can do about it, so they ignore it and try to enjoy the moment because -- in their own words -- "YOLO!" (I hate myself for even typing that.)

And now for your enjoyment (or horror): The Debaters: When the Millennials take over, are we all doomed?

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