The Party We Never Got to Attend: Why Millennials & Gen Z-Ers Are So Pissed Off

Millennials and Gen Z-ers are often described as lazy, entitled, stupid, selfish, dumb, crazy, lost, ignorant, spoiled, bad, sensitive, snowflake, annoying, and more.

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This is according to SUNY psychologist Karla Vermeulen, author of the new book “Generation Disaster: Coming of Age Post 9-11.” The book looks specifically at people born between 1990 and 2001, but her conclusions are broadly relevant to folks under 40.

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Raised in Fear: the Impact on Young Americans’ Mental Health

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Climate Change: The Existential Threat

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Towards a Productive Dialogue Across Generations

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