The Problem With Millennials: Why People Call You Entitled

[@nicholasgiulotti]

I don't like the term millennial and the birth year range involved... Someone who is born in the late 90's has had a VASTLY different upbringing than someone born in the early 80's.

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Vastly in what way? It's true that there are variations within generations at either bookend. That's normal.

[@nicholasgiulotti]

Those born in the early to mid 80's grew up during their most formative years (mid to late teens) before the leap in technology (i.e. smartphones, iPods, high internet/download speeds, texting, social media etc.) that occurred with those born in the mid to late 90's. For those born in the early to mid 80's, most of those things weren't even invented yet until after high school when the 80's babies became adults. This has made the upbringings of both groups vastly different. Just like the upbringing of those born in the 80's are different than those born in the 70's... and so on and so on. I agree with the concept of the millenial (even though I said I didn't like the term) and I agree with what was said in the video - I'm just not particularly fond of the age range that is involved.

[@timogden1593]

Nick Gotti I agree, I was born in 1981 and growing up I was labeled as Gen x. Internet was just taking off when I was in high school and it was starting to make improvements when I was in college ie. ethernet! as a kid the only technology in my life was an atari. I played outside and had an imagination. now they are trying to lump me in with these kids who only know tech. who grew up with cell phones and Internet. I do not identify with them and do not appreciate being lumped in with them. just because a new generation is on the horizon doesn't mean they can start changing dates to suit their needs. I say millenials are from 1990 forward. kids from the 1980s are markedly different from the millenials. I am Gen x. are they trying to make my generation dissapear? I would be interested to see the generation chart they are teaching these kids nowadays. they probably have changed information on it that they taught me. I for one don't appreciate being lumped in with millenials and I certainly do not identify with millenials. long live Gen x!!!

[@billcharlene1450]

1982 here, played outside, had atari, no phone until i was an adult, started working at 13.

[@canadiandcute]

1983 here and I couldn't agree more.

[@wakcedout]

yea like others have said dont lump us 80's kids in with it. many of us were brought up by baby boomers and we were not raised with the hands off mentality that the current college entries of millennials. now i will agree with however the idea of given the tech of today, why should i have to wait for a product im looking for. if my car needs a replacement part i want it as affordable as possible and i really dont want to wait that long to get it. and if its going to cost a lot to repair it i will see if i can do it myself because i dont want to wait on someone else who might milk it to charge me more. see the 80's kids, we dont have time to wait on someone else, we are too busy trying to make it in this world.

[@mistid1485]

wakcedout Um...I was born in 1996 and brought up by baby boomers. Our parents were from the same generation.

[@wakcedout]

Misti D not many were and even i was a rarity as an 80's kid

[@oochiewally2783]

wakcedout yea but thats the whole thing. See your parents are babyboomers that why you are millenials. Im a gen x n my parents arent babyboomers. They are older then them babyboomers They are senior citizens ...thats why you get catergorized...also you get catergorized by social shyt like immigration LBGT right....there is.no escape from it buddy...

[@benjaminmendezz]

Ok boomer

[@darwinfoie2299]

how the fuck am i entitled i have to sell drugs at age 14

[@mastrtonberry2]

Hi Jonathan. I like some of what you're saying here, i.e. the download analogy. I think another major factor with millenials feeling entitled is a lack of discipline and/or family life. From my own experiences it seems like once parents softened up in the discipline, everything started to go down hill for these kids. It seems to have spiraled out of control and has lead to the creation of the 'social justice warrior'

[@JonathanSprinkles]

I totally agree. The issue has been that the collective parenting philosophy has shifted from parenting to friendship. In addition, technology has evolved faster than we have been able to adapt to. Thus, kids have more access than ever before. We are becoming as Peter Drucker predicted, high tech and low touch.

[@jerryberkhous7730]

I got my ass whooped so.. and I work every day and live on the beach in a sweet apartment. I have a kid and a good family. And I was brought up upper middle and still do drywall

[@mediumsoplenty7091]

I played outside as a kid anything fun was outside.

[@harryjansen6990]

I heard that! VR camping? Really? A 3d virtual walk through a forest? Get outside and actually experience life you overweight cows!

[@mistid1485]

Mediums O Plenty Me too...and I'm a late millennial.

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Me too! Some of the best times of my life!

[@benjaminmendezz]

Ok boomer

"The history of generations"....what the fuck does that mean?

[@noelkinz]

I believe i can do anything!

[@discoveryman59]

As a Boomer I think Millennials are getting a raw deal, in my day work was plentiful and even on a minimum wage you could still take care of yourself. I think Millennials are the very first generation where if you don't have great computer skills you are basically left behind. I can see why many of the Millennials have a hard time getting motivated because if your are not making 100k at minimum you can't afford to get anywhere in life. You are a generation like the people back in the Industrial revolution, Its very hard to be the generation that has to shoulder so much change.

[@mjgarrett9885ify]

When i was growing up everyone of my friends would have loved to have access to every bit of information that the internet provides. To look at and have access to everything that you want to learn about . To self educate . Learn about any thought you may wonder about . This millennial generation is more interested in showing what they are about to eat . The party they are at and promoting yourself as a clued in person who's ahead of everyone in understanding the way the world works . This is ridiculous . Participating is no achievement ! There are people in the world who want to educate you to be their slaves and now when the people of the can provide evidence of this , millennial kids don't even care . Brainwashing is being done to the Millennial kids and they love it . They want to be brainwashed because they don't understand anything . Cognitive dissidents is what affects a lot of people of all ages but this generation has the most i ever seen . When you don't know this is being done to you , it's not your fault . when you do know and have the proof at your fingertips but ignorant to this fact . This is why the millennial generation is targeted . Your ideas are great but not original . When implemented those ideas bad things happened to good people . History study it and research it .

[@chadonan273]

This guy is just continuing to feed young people the opportunity to escape hard work,

[@judy9720]

OK, but not ALL MILLENNIALS had the same upbringing.

[@Bubble170]

:/ as the youngest in my family I have tens of people telling me this stuff every day. Honestly I’m just tired. I just want to work and be able to afford a house and to get a good job. Because of my age people think I’m spoiled or something. Just leave us be please. Not sure many of them know I’m suicidally depressed though, brought on by the exams they didn’t have to sit through.

[@alter3go411]

50% of the millennials who graduate are going to have obsolete degrees by the time they finish college. Most of the things will be automated due to the rapid growth of technology. the only way the population of Billionaires can increase significantly is by extreme inflation like we have seen with the Zimbabwe dollar. On the other hand, with the enormous amount of debt they'll be accumulating in their lives they may become negative billionaires, so at least they can use the title for something they have achieved. It does make millennials special though, especially Fucked...

[@65elcamino283]

i think a very negative "social problem" that we have today is that people can troll, be disgusting, be racist, and all around bad to others on social media and maintain their anonymity. no-one has to account for their actions there, so they act their worst. then they carry this mentality into their real daily life because they have spawned it with their anonymous social media views. the racial divide was NOT there when i was growing up like it is today, and i was born in '80. i would never do this anyway, but i would never stand out in front of my house and yell disgusting and racist things for all to hear. but, give someone a secret and un-traceable microphone that blares over the loudspeaker at school, and just wait for some vile stuff to be said...

[@timogden1593]

65elcamino283 you're right. people who know that you won't know who they are tend to be far more cruel as a result. I have definitely noticed this phenomenon just in the brief time that I have been talking with people and reading comments on this very website. I also have noticed that people in their cars "protected" by metal and glass tend to be much ruder and far more impatient as well. in the grocery store, for example people around you let you go ahead or move politely to let you through but load your stuff in your car and try getting out of the parking lot without getting honked at or flipped off. its quite rediculous actually. people need to learn to extend courtesy to others in life regardless of the situation. respect is earned, yes, but courtesy is granted to all, or should be anyways.

[@JonathanSprinkles]

I agree. It's sad how these 'keyboard commandoes' have become a 'thing' these days. But they'd NEVER say it to your face. Hopefully we will evolve past this.

[@j-mestump6553]

Jonathan Sprinkles You cant say it to ones face because nobody steps outside and socialises anymore. Why would they when they might miss something on a screen. I was born in 81 and this bracket you put me in does not fit me at all. I was at the shore for the day and it was ridiculous at the amount of people staring at devices rather than enjoying what was literally in front of them. While technology has its advantages I think it more greatly has been a downfall especially for society as a whole.

[@tomd1434]

Born in 80 too. I agree. It sucks that social media while probably positive in ways, gives an anonymous platform for folks to spew some terrible stuff. Many of them wouldn't be able to reach outside their immediate circle before social media but now they're everywhere and anonymous.

[@tomd1434]

I started noticing it especially when Obama was elected. I kind of thought we were mostly passed this stuff regarding race, but boy was I wrong. A lot of closet racists. Eye opening I must say.

[@TM-sb8tr]

This is exactly what people said when a new decade comes by. In the sixties, people would say: "You're lucky you didn't have to experience WWII with all your new music and technology!"

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Yes but no. The spike in technology over the last 10 years has been documented as the greatest in history. Look it up! : )

[@dtna]

Where so you shop dude?

[@mayhemjr.803]

This guy is full of shit. Tell them how the real world WORKS. 'everybody will be a billionaire by the time they're 30"...PFFT! WHAT CRAP!.....stop feeding thier minds with pie in the sky dreams. The reality is only a handful of these kids will actually BE billionaires, the rest will be working themselves to death, FACT

[@JamesShelnutt]

pointing out the obvious. Did you have any profound point to make here?

[@JonathanSprinkles]

I hope you watched the rest of the videos on the playlist. Maybe you'll feel differently. Maybe not. BTW...send me your talk. I'd love to watch! : )

[@darthvader5300]

I was born before WW II, drafted at age 14 by the NKVD to serve in the Soviet Army, I am 16 years old when we reached the outskirts of Berlin, I went back to school and took up mechanical engineering, then the KGB drafted me to be trained as a KGB intelligence field analyst officer, served for decades in the field and in offices, now I am 88 years old and retired. And based on my accumulated additional knowledge and analysis spanning many decades every KGB-GRU/FSB has analyzed the millennials as a dangerously unstable age group population. And we are not surprise at the damages they did to America, all of which were recorded and archived in archival print paper copies and in archival silver halide microfilms.

[@ashes2342]

I was born in 85 and i am not a millennial. I don't feel entitled to anything. Everything i have i worked for, nobody gave it to me. So, please do not put me into the same category as all of the people in their early 20's. The 80's was a very different decade than the 90's. Geez, I was already 13 when the internet first made it's appearance. I was raised by a different moral code as well. I was taught that i had to earn everything i got not expect someone to just give it to me. I was raised with a corded phone and a little t.v. that got like 5 channels. I feel insulted that you are putting me into the same category as them.

[@helpmegetto10kwithnovideos81]

ashes2342 you still are a millennial but you don't act like one so get over it

[@jeffpro8]

It's actually 1981 - 1994

[@ljuba98]

The poorest generation of Americans are definitely not entitled.

[@artimus89]

I was born in 88 and HATE being considered a millenial.. I grew up actually playing outside til dark, running, getting into trouble.. memorizing my friends house numbers l. Asking to eat over and sleep over. Cell phones didn't take off til mid highschool and social media was AIM and msn messenger. Kids these days don't even know the struggle of a 56k modem

[@JonathanSprinkles]

You're a unicorn. You were born 10 years too late : )

[@god5535]

He didn't say anything and gets all the downvotes. Millennials... sounds about right.

[@mrfamousgetfamous7885]

Video was too short!

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Thank you Charles. Good news -- it's a series. There are others in the playlist.

[@brdyptn]

I broke every child labor law known to man....I worked 30 hours a week thru highschool...I know that sounds high,,but worked from 4pm to 6am on friday and saturday....worked 5 hours another 2 days a week...I remember my senior year I made more than one of my teachers....dont get me started on that...teachers are way over paid

[@bhg123ful]

Good talk!

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Thank you.

[@SqueakyWeasel247]

50% of the jobs your nephew applies for might not even exist yet … but they amount to 500 positions replacing 50,000 jobs that exist now. Hence when your nephew drops out of college he's screwed! … unless he takes a job telling everyone else how the world will be in a bright jacket that is!

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Update: He just graduated. In 3 years. The "drop out" prophecy....fake news.

[@kevindouglas8768]

I think he forgot to mention how people worked and held jobs, yet the young people these days won't work even if you gave them an easy good job. They might show up but not really apply themselves when they get there. They miss most of the work days, yet expect a pay check.

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Yes and no. They understand this-for-that, but they want to get to a place of significance a little faster than is reasonable to most with experience.

[@georgiasmith4308]

Oh here we go

[@eddiel2531]

No mention of the non moving out of mom and dad's house millenials, the non co tributing to social security millenials, the non working or non wanting to work millenials. I have a 35 year old non working millenial living in me and my wifes other home, not paying rent or utilities. Waters off, homeowners insurance is lapsed. He was given one opportunity to have a place to live and only just pay the bills and he fucked that up. Years of supporting him, he dont care. I have a 25 year old living with us, won't work. I threatened kicking him out. He said" tough love dont work on me". Millenials suck and are sucking us dry. I HATE MILLENIALS!!!!!

[@h.parrish00]

🤣🤣🤣 You raised spoiled lazy kids and it's THEIR fault they are sucking you dry? This is hands down the funniest comment on this video!!!

[@amc5936]

i call them for the most part a pain in the fucking ass. i worked with them and delt with them as customers and good god!!!!! I cant handle them half the time. rarely do i come across one that is normal and raised the old school way. those i can be around. bullshit their not entitled we dont owe you shit. yes they are entitled, dont get your way you have a tantrum or complain when you dont get what you want like an adult child. panthodic!!!

[@anitawiglit1806]

this is merely a societal pattern, every current and young generation is told by the previous they're awful, think of kids in the 50's and 60's? called sex crazed, drug users who were obsessed with satanic rock music.... no different, merely a cycle.

[@MegzeeR]

Unfortunately all this new tech has told our children to believe in it because it's smarter than people. It's faster , it's more dependable for results. But whose results? Nature and human instinct and involvement has been removed. We are turning into robots using AI for answers which leave out the human equation of living consequences. We are not electronic unemotional machines. We are much more complicated than that. We need contact with other humans, with nature to feel whole. The reason why we all are so inanimate is because we no longer interact as a social being but as a computer with which our control mechanisms are in total control.

[@JonathanSprinkles]

True. We've got a lot of work to do. Good commentary.

[@738polarbear]

Not downloaders more like freeloaders .. What piffle this idiot is spouting ,and they are all sitting there lapping it up . I bet they even got a participation diploma.each

[@WarOnCOD]

I was born in 1981... I'm not a fucking millennial.

[@PODSMPSG1]

Blame the parents.

[@ahhhhhh124]

There comes a point where you hold responsibility for yourself.

[@edwardrodriguez952]

All this technology now was thought of by people before 1981 and also millennials. This generation lacks EQ. all that have made it to become rich or famous have a high EQ not IQ. School really does not matter any more. Millions have gone to college and universities and think their IQ is going to let them make it to the top. Thats not the case. EQ makes you a CEO. just saying.

[@JonathanSprinkles]

It is a learned behavior. Patience + Process + Persistence

[@savoybrown001]

who really cares about whether you are billionaire or a millionaire or a millennialaire...what might be important if you are a... more than less aire...!

[@JonathanSprinkles]

I hear you Ray. But Forbes doesn't devote an entire magazine to those people though.

[@henryhatevideodiary]

I stopped watching he is try9ng to be a cool speaker mixed with a preacher..

[@angelface8210]

@Tre throwing insults out of anger. But millennials are the problem. Despite how old your comment is , it is still ridiculous.

[@ashleighwoytuik667]

Our generation does have some legitimate problems. With the rising cost of living and the lack of jobs. That all true. What the older generations r getting annoyed with is that our genera thinks that our problems are greater than the ones in past generations. Or we simply think that we are the only ones with problems. Everyone struggles that's apart of life. The sooner we stop being so thin skinned and start acting like adults. The sooner you will be treated like adults. No good story has everything going perfect for the protagonist. Struggle through ur problems like everyone else and have a story worth telling. Don't be the weak link in the very long chain.

[@oochiewally2783]

ashleigh woytuik. Your right on point as a gen x here but ill be honest before you guys the babyboomers were the entitled ones...ppl seem to forget history tho...now they try to act like their are the grown ups now n make you look entitled......babyboomers werent this way in the work force 20 yrs ago when i worked with them.....they faked to act like adults to impress the older generations...ive seen before my eyes cuz the.they are playing games you will see in the next 10 yrs Hope you remember me

[@14598175]

Hate to break it to you, but those "challenges" from "the other side" are stemming from radical leftists/socialists/communists. The problem is, everyone knows what the boundary looks lke when when the right goes too far, but where's the boundary that signals that the left has gone too far?? There is none. There SHOULD be, given that communist killed twce as many people than Germany did, but until moderate liberals (aka classic liberals) say enough is enough and calls out the radicals, things will only get worse.1

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Thank you for sharing your opinion.

[@banjiman9869]

no this generation is entitled they want shit free but they are in high educated institutions who brainwash them and these kids want free money , and this man spits garbage, oh it used to be reserved for a group of old men ,lmfao where did make this shit up and its hard to make billions those old men you talk about made that money through out there lives see this man is blaming other generations for his and the millennials lazyness

[@JimsNBHomestead]

Comprised of the messages of fake media and regurgitating it to get paid for it....Work on something new and thought provoking not just clustering a bunch of cliches and rhetoric

[@VintageFordChannel]

We don't hire millenials

[@justaweirdguy376]

*ok boomer*

[@xavierdoe2452]

I'm considered a millennial. This guy is disillusioned .

[@god5535]

*delusion Even that makes no sense. The proper word you were looking for is "delusional" or "disillusioned".

[@xavierdoe2452]

@@god5535 Thank you God for correcting my not so good English.

[@banjiman9869]

buzz feed and facebook and twitter are the products of millennials like buzz feed watch there video of canadian millennials talking about how bad trump is with no actual facts just oooh like heeees raaacist and mooooosgonist annnnnnd, like these kids yes kids they have a brain of a 4 year old and they make bullshit up because it benefits them and if you call them all for the bullshit they will scream and laugh like a bunch of mentally ill circus clowns

[@scottgreenshields7047]

You are a millennial!!!!!!

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Close...

[@timogden1593]

is this guy a mellinial? he looks to be in his 20s. how in the world can he pretend to be knowledgeable on this subject?

[@JonathanSprinkles]

Hey Tim! Actually, I was born in '77. But thanks for the compliment! Good genes. My understand is based on 16 years of work and research. That deep understanding that's deeply resonating with the audience... not 'pretending'

[@bandieboo8102]

You are a moron sprinkler... sprinkle.. sprinkles... whatever. You don't need me to tell you that...your thumbs down number is clearly evident of that fact...Cheers! PS don't respond.

[@god5535]

Yeah. That'll show him. That'll clearly break his heart if not back. That'll put him into place. That's called SPITE. You can add that to your list as well... you guys are SPITEFUL gits who exists in a bubble of review culture where instead of having to muster the courage to speak to a manager you go home and Yelp like a biwatch.