Cultural neoteny perhaps? There was a time when this kind of rampant narcissism would have been checked by shame. It has all but been condoned by the incumbent adult authority. Young people now find it completely normal to stare endlessly at pictures of themselves and their friends, and are compelled to distill themselves into memes in order to be represented in the virtual world.
Cultural neoteny perhaps? There was a time when this kind of rampant narcissism would have been checked by shame. It has all but been condoned by the incumbent adult authority. Young people now find it completely normal to stare endlessly at pictures of themselves and their friends, and are compelled to distill themselves into memes in order to be represented in the virtual world.
I agree. It’s really weird. I don’t know how to react to all this other than to be glad I’m not an adolescent today.
The "me, me, me" trend goes back to the boomers, who were indulged in turn by their parents during the unprecedented prosperity of the 1950s.
I couldn't agree more. My boomer generation has really made a hash of so many things in this country.