The Moral Decline of the Younger Generation and Other Myths
Among many other social issues, one that has been intensely discussed, especially in recent years, is the supposed moral decline of the younger generation. This is a notion that initially led me to tempting thoughts about its validity, but after much study and reflection, I realized it is one of the many myths created and propagated by specific groups of people to cover up the real problems of modern society. "Youths are lazy," "youths lack respect," "youths expect everything to be handed to them," "youths have excessive demands," "youths only care about their own pleasure," "youths are in a hurry and seek easy money," "youths are irresponsible," and so many more are heard daily in conversations among many of our fellow humans. Not a few young people, due to excessive misinformation, have been convinced that their generation is indeed problematic, and thus they also participate in such toxic discussions. ...