Past Generations Johnny Olosksinski Summary

Millennial circumstances has been a concern to both past and present generations. This is evident in “I’m a Millennial and My Generation Sucks,” by Johnny Oleksinski, and “Are Millennials the Screwed Generation?,” by Joel Kotkin. Both authors discuss the importance for change among youth to secure a successful future for present generations, and generations to come. Although the authors have very different perspectives about youth, both clarify that millennials do not have the same reality as earlier generations. In the article “I’m a Millennial and My Generation Sucks,” Johnny Oleksinski justifies his belief that the millennial generation is inferior to previous generations by explaining it from the perspective of a millennial. Primarily,

One opinion that the authors project is that youth today will not likely be as successful as their parents. Oleksinski argues that millennials will not prosper because they carry the less than superb qualities of “...entitlement, dependency, nonstop complaining, laziness, Kardashians”, while Kotkin explains that millennials will not be successful due the circumstances created by recklessness with the economy in the past. Another thought that the authors agree on is that millennials are not dedicated to their present career options, nor are employers likely to hire them. Oleksinksi adverts that employers fear hiring millennials because they change jobs frequently to find more desirable positions. In resemblance, Kotkin argues that employers wish to hire more experienced workers, resulting in youth working in lower qualified positions that they are not committed to. Despite these similarities, the authors contradict over many concepts regarding millennials. One thing that is different between these two authors is the tone they set throughout their articles. Oleksinski is very critical of youth and hopes to make the reader feel that millennials are subordinate to previous generations; whereas Kotkin is very factual and wishes to convey pessimism for millennial future to the audience. Another contrasting idea between the authors is who is at fault for the dilemma pertaining to millennials. Oleksinski believes very strongly that youth creates their own problems by simply being ignorant and inactive in their lives. In contrast, Kotkin believes millennials were placed in distress because preceding generations have destructed the economy, the housing market, and education. Although these authors are very different, they both recognize that there is a need for change