I just finished listening to the most recent 60 Minutes podcast where the third story indirectly deals with one of my posts from earlier last week about adultolescents. They run an interesting story about the "millenniums," those born between 1980 and 1996. My post was more of an ecclesiological commentary and this one is more of a sociological one but to think that they don't correspond would be naive.
The main thrust of this story is to show how the cultural landscape is changing. Young people today have been coddled due to the unparalleled prosperity that they have been raised in. This leads to always thinking that things should come easy for them and they success should be the norm. If it is not, then something must be wrong with someone or something else, but to take personal responsibility would be out of the question.
Another symptom is seen the endless search for the perfect job. Career change in the generation is the norm. They make a case for them being endlessly discontent because they have been raised to know that options are plentiful. Something better is always around the corner.
This is the generation that will soon dominate our culture in America. It might be good for churches to be informed and to think through how the gospel intersects with the marks of this generation.
Check it out, it's a very interesting story.
Find the podcast here. It starts about 30 minutes in I think. You can watch it online as well here.
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