Not only this they are also more demanding of their working environment, focusing on enjoyment, rather than the tasks at hand. And, they are less patient, less resilient, yet have an inflated sense of their worth.
I totally agree with this. I had an encounter with some guy who claims to be a skilled electrical engineer. I invited him to fix my water dispenser which developed some electrical fault, his cost was outrageous, when I inquired of the reason behind such hike, he claimed he's a graduate which is the reason for the hike. He ended up causing more damage to the machine, yet not being able to fix it. Most youths these days don't want to exercise patience and go through the learning process.
It is an interesting conflict, because "getting what we want" should be serving our best interests, but it is not. Instead, it is creating an environment that supports our worst version, as we inevitably want what is not good for us in the long-term, and while the "future" never arrives, we change in the now to live in a now to come, as a worse version of who we are.
95% of the issues we face today started from how our lives had been programed or conditioned right from childhood. It becomes part of us which is rarely easy to change. We live with the consequences of our choices. An adage has it that ; "it's impossible to be a lefty at old age".
Our present way of life is the mirror of what the future looks like. Especially looking at our youths, parents and parenting. Everyone wants it soft .
Did you still have to pay?
I haven't heard this one!
But it is interesting how many paeents get upset at their children spending too much time on screens, when they are the ones that put them on the screens in the first place, so they could get peace and quiet.
No, he left on the guise to get some parts for the repair, but never came back.
Okay! It's my native adage.
I agree with you, and it's worrisome.