The entitled millenial trope seems tied to the death of religion. Infinite participation trophies was a stand-in for the loss of infinite love. This source of infinite fake-ness created an existential need and thirst for infinite real-ness.
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I also suspect the production of said millenials was an attempt at recreating a source of love. E.g. by loving your children you can eventually have that love reflected back at you.
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This is complicated because the source of love can be distorted and the reflection of a distorted mirror further distorts. (The mirror often being distorted by the original distortion of love)
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Chinese kids being resentful towards their parents despite the 'success' (due to parental pressure) is an example. The source of love is corrupted so the mirror reflects coldness rather than warmth.
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The thing is though... every form of love is probably corrupt. The best we can do is point to the moon with our dirty fingers.
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Generational conflicts are like: "The beatings will continue until morale improves." VS "The ghostings will continue until I'm understood."
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I think the etymology of “religion” suggests exactly that.
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