This is not meant to describe 100% of people my age. So if you are my age, know that I may not be talking about you.
My generation, more specifically people around my age (Teenagers, Teens, Young Adults, Young People etc.) suck, and here's why. I've determined this by studying my peers and making observations. They are much more concerned with trivial things that have no real effect on their lives, and less concerned about world events- such as the Occupy movement. We suck, and here's why.
News/Politics/World Events
Like I said, these things take a backseat to trivial matters. They are often less important than a teenager's favorite TV show, thus said teenager does not pay attention to matters like Politics. If I talk to any of my peers, (I do this rarely. I do try to avoid conversation with them.) and mention any sort of political matter or important world event, they usually don't have the slightest clue what I'm talking about. Just last week, I asked another student "What's your opinion on the Occupy movement?" And he didn't know what I was talking about. I clarified rephrasing it as the 99%, Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street etc. and still nothing. He actually had avoided hearing about the protests. This is a scary thought because people my age will be able to vote in the next presidential election, with voters this out of touch with the world how can we expect our election results to turn out positive. People will just let the media tell them what to believe and who to vote for and nobody will think for themselves.
I have a facebook, but only because it is impossible to reach people any other way. It is because of my generation's obsession with the social networking phenomenon. The thing I most dislike about facebook is how people abuse the living hell out of the site. People my age will constantly update their status with the most bullshit pointless, meaningless shit have ever read in my life. Every 5 minutes there will be a status update that says something to say nothing. This for example, an actual status update by one of my facebook "friends":
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
Like this status and I will write something CUTE
on your wall!!!!!
<3 <3 <327 people found this relevant enough to waste their time responding to this. 27 people found it necessary to take time out of their day to go on facebook and take part in wasting their time. There are plenty of other stauses that piss me off as well, like when somebody links the latest shit from Lil Wayne and calls him the greatest rapper in the world.
"Fuckfacebook" -Eminem
Audio/Video Media
They listen to music that has no real message, just the latest top 40 pop star to have a catchy song. Or the newest rapper to have the cool sounding hook, not because of the lyrics, or the content of the song. I'm tired of seeing artists with little to no talent, who have no deeper meanings tied with any of their music, plastered to billboards, and on EVERY TV I walk past. I can't go a day without having to hear about the latest stupid shit kids are listening to, or watching for that matter. People my age are facinated by stupid pointless as fuck reality TV shows, that at the end of the day have no impact whatsoever. The grade of TV and film quality that my peers enjoy so much is deeply disturbing. How does "The Twilight Series" always kill the box office? They are awful pieces of garbage that pussify the timeless image of the classic vampire. Enough with this kind of shit, it disgusts me.
