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Tuesday Jul 17 2007

There has been a lot of general criticism about the self-centered nature of the ‘Baby Boomers’. While visiting last week, my father commented that many of today’s problems are exacerbated by the fact that the Boomers “never lived through the Depression”. In a recent conversation with my son, I found out he has the view that one of the biggest problems of his generation is that they all seem to think the world should be organized to give them whatever they want, and preferably sooner rather than later—a collective expectation of instant gratification! When I listen carefully to the marketers and advertisers it seems he may be right: the underlying message they communicate is that the purpose of life should be to get what you want—and preferably on credit.
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Written by Jim Selman at Wisdom in Action
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