MEET GEN-Y
Meet The Millennials… We are the laziest, most apathetic, most careless generation the world has ever known… says the generation who raised us. We are the dreamers, the thinkers, the ones unafraid to do things differently… says the non-profits, social media movements, and accomplishments created by millennials out to prove themselves.
Generation-Y (commonly referred to as the millennials) is the group of individuals born between the late 1980s and early 2000s. The millennials witnessed many world-changing events:
While many who came before the millennials argue that this generation is the laziest, most apathetic generation yet; others insist that Generation-Y is changing the way the world perceives and regards them through their capacity for empathy and their acts of compassion. So the questions that should be asked are these: Is our society dealing with a self(ie)-obsessed generation, or one that cares for the wellbeing of others? Why does it matter?
There are two sides to every story. This website is a place to acknowledge and breakdown the nay-sayers'* stereotypes and perceptions regarding the millennials, while also showcasing the accomplishments and empathetic responses of Generation-Y, and highlighting the believers'* perceptions of the millennials; both in hopes of creating/reaching the ultimate inter-generational solution our world needs to solve the pressing issues present and future generations face today.
*Read the thoughts of the nay-sayers and the believers in the thought bubbles below.