I recently read three articles which, taken together, painted a rather depressing view of the up and coming generation. That, in itself, is nothing new. People have been complaining about “kids these days” since at least Aristotle’s time. But consuming these messages at one meal gave me a mild case of indigestion.
The first was about the loss of the summer job. When I was young, everyone wanted a summer job and competition could be fierce. These days, seasonal employers are having to go abroad to find hands willing to fry funnel cakes on the boardwalk or man lifeguard chairs at the public pool. I used to think kids had just grown lazy. They got everything they wanted without having to work, so why do it? This article took another tack.
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