A new cover story from TIME Magazine claims the Millenial Generation (those of us born from 1980-2000) as narcissistic, lazy, whiny, and selfish. The cover and story has received negative press for portraying our generation in a false and one-sided light.
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Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation
By Joel Stein Monday, May 20, 2013
Correction Appended: May 9, 2013
I am about to do what old people have done throughout history: call those younger than me lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow. But I have studies! I have statistics! I have quotes from respected academics! Unlike my parents, my grandparents and my great-grandparents, I have proof.
Here's the cold, hard data: The incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their 20s as for the generation that's now 65 or older, according to the National Institutes of Health; 58% more college students scored higher on a narcissism scale in...
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...#ixzz2UT023gjQ
(Keep in mind I do not have the full story because I am one of those broke Millennials who prefer to save money for groceries or tuition rather than buying a magazine that hates me.)