“Many of the behaviors attributed to millennials are the behaviors of a specific subset of mostly white, largely middle-class people born between 1981 and 1996. But even if you’re a millennial who didn’t grow up privileged, you’ve been impacted by the societal and cultural shifts that have shaped the generation.” (Don’t see a page number but the header is For the last decade,)
After reading the article provided I began to almost feel attacked. Not really but in a funny way. Only because I feel as if I have also been called a millennial before. the quote listed above made me question myself if I am one of these people that fits into this type of category. No, I was not born in 1981 through 1996 but some of the other categories fit my upbringing as well. Where I can agree is that I do feel as if I have been largely influenced by societal and cultural shifts they have both affected the millennial generation and my generation as well. These changes were certainly small over time but have become more and more noticeable in The Last 5 Years than ever. I have found even in my own friend group that there are mostly white large middle-class people that have been not going out of the house and doing stuff often because they are so encapsulated in social media and video games. In addition to that, a lot of the things that they are reading on social media also influence their political, social, and spiritual, standards. I am not completely sure if I just don’t think I fit into this category or I really am in this category. Because I can notice all of the changes around me but I cannot see the changes within myself. That’s what this reading had me questioning.