Does the Entitlement Generation (born 1986-present) tend to be more or less optimistic than previous generations?

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9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:17pm EDT

I was thinking today, perhaps one good thing that can be said about those in the Entitlement Generation (born 1986-present) is they tend to be a very optimistic group. They certainly believe they can fix some of the big problems in the US like health care. And when a president gets elected, they certainly have some faith that he will be a great ruler who follows through with his promises, even if they're wrong - I still say better to be a little bit naïve than too pessimistic in that regard.

However, I'm not sure if they are really more optimistic than the Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) or Gen Y (born 1965-1985) were at the same age. Any thoughts?

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:19pm EDT

re: Herb Hoove

The smart ones tend to be cynical, mistrusting and right 99% of the time.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:21pm EDT

re: Herb Hoove

Are you joking? My kin is the most cynical, pessimistic generations in history.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:30pm EDT

re: Herb Hoove

What happened to Gen X?

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:32pm EDT

re: jamin

jamin wrote:
Are you joking? My kin is the most cynical, pessimistic generations in history.

It could be they aren't optimistic at all. I really don't know the people of your generation that well, this is just what I've gathered from the news and from observations on the street.

A guy (probably late 20's so probably born 1986 or soon after) was playing guitar on a street corner in my city. It was some kind of cheesy politically active ballad, all I caught was "We thought Obama would fix it all, but you let us down." I didn't know whether laugh at his blind worship of him, or salute him for his optimism.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:32pm EDT

re: Some lunatic

We're still here, working hard, staying focused, taking accountability, and not blaming others for our woes.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:33pm EDT

re: Some lunatic

Some lunatic wrote:
What happened to Gen X?

A typo. I indeed meant "Gen X (born 1965-1985)."

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:36pm EDT

re: Herb Hoove

im not sure why they are so optimistic. they are drowning in student loan debt and most haven't ever had a "real" job.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 12:42pm EDT

re: Herb Hoove

Being a university professor, I meet this generation every day. Generally, they are nice kids, but they tend to think too highly of themselves.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 2:06pm EDT

re: Herb Hoove

How come there are so many threads about the "Entitlement Generation", which always seems to have different years associated with it?

9 years ago 08/27/2014 2:11pm EDT

re: Oh?

Oh? wrote:
How come there are so many threads about the "Entitlement Generation", which always seems to have different years associated with it?

The entitlement generation starts one year after the OP was born.

9 years ago 08/27/2014 2:12pm EDT

re: Oh?

True EG = born 1991-present.

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