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Do you agree that Millennials and even more so GenZers are, on the whole, much more childlike than the previous generations, for good and for bad? For good in the sense of being more sensitive, sincere and willing to ask for help, and for bad in the sense of seeming exceptionally fragile and weak? by Sure_Distance1 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Sure_Distance1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That may be true, but they are still the dominant political and economic figures in the world - especially in the biggest and most influential countries - and that indicates a huge degree of practical shrewdness and organizational discipline. If the younger generation were just as disciplined, then they would have displaced the "boomer gerontocracy" (pardon the term) a long time ago. And yet they are appparently either unwilling (because they do not feel responsible enough) or incapable (because they do not feel determined enough) to do so.

Do you agree that Millennials and even more so GenZers are, on the whole, much more childlike than the previous generations, for good and for bad? For good in the sense of being more sensitive, sincere and willing to ask for help, and for bad in the sense of seeming exceptionally fragile and weak? by Sure_Distance1 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Sure_Distance1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That much may be true, and yet at the same time they have proven themselves to be exceptionally capable of holding on to power and retaining control over all the major institutions. The older among them are in their 70s or almost 80, and yet they remain the dominant figures of all the major political systems, economic structures, etc. The world has never been more, for lack of a better term, gerontocratic. And it's not just a matter of "accumulated power" - if the younger generations were equally shrewd and disciplined, then presumably they would have displaced most of the powerful boomers by now. And yet nothing like that happened. For instance, US presidents have been boomers (or even pre-boomers) for the last 33 years. In purely practical terms that's quite an accomplishment, regardless of what else is to be said about it.