Generation Me takes on Generation X

My first impression of Twenge’s Generation Me was very narrow-minded since this book covered my generation. Twange painted Generation Me as a generation that only lived for the moment, which I disagree. There are plenty of people in my generation that do not fall under the categories that Twange has placed. In fact, the only reason why this generation is seen in a negative light is the fault of generation X. The parents of Generation Me caused the problems, and now Generation Me have to fix it. Now Generation Me is reaping what Generation X sowed.

I am not one to point my finger, but I think it would be interesting to look farther into the effects that Generation X had on Generation Me’s environment. The fact that most of Generation Me’s narcissistic behaviors stems back from Generation X. It was them who set the foundation of “it’s all about me”. Some of which would rather do drugs and run away into Canada in fear of getting drafted instead of serving their county. Then they tell Generation Me that they are a bunch of narcissist. Well, they should look right in the mirror and stop pointing out the problem and start helping fix it.

A question I hope to discover is “why does Generation X see Generation Me differently?” The stories that Generation X has told of their days of youth is in my opinion five times worse than anything that Generation Me has come across. But then, Generation X comes back and tell Generation Me that “we would never do anything like that in my day.”