This is probably obvious to everyone else, but it suddenly dawned on me yesterday.
You know those surveys that show the difference between the attitudes of different generations?
Like, for instance, I was reading one the other day that said that when a Baby Boomer says he's going to look something up, he says, "I'm going to Google that..." or "I'm going to Wiki that..." or "I'm going to go online and look that up."
Whereas a Millennial will simply say, "I'm going to look that up." Because, you know, where the hell else would you look something up?
Anyway, yesterday I was reading a really interesting poll (ECONOMIX) that asked how important money and how important a prestigious job was to different generations.
"Wealth" was important to Millennials, at 56%.
Whereas for Baby Boomers, we came in at a surprisingly low 16% range.
Exactly the same for "Prestigious Career."
"Wow!" I thought. "What could account for such a difference?"
Then it occurred to me. Age.
It's apples and oranges.
Sure we are different generations, but we are also different ages. Yeah, yeah. Utterly blindingly stupidly obvious. But we're comparing apples and oranges. We're also comparing apples that someday will turn into oranges.
You get to be my age, and a 'prestigious' job just doesn't seem as important. 'Money' doesn't seem as important. When Millennials get to my age, they'll probably feel the same way.
In other words, there isn't really a difference between generations, but a difference in age.
Which is both exactly the same thing and completely different. Well, duh.
You know those surveys that show the difference between the attitudes of different generations?
Like, for instance, I was reading one the other day that said that when a Baby Boomer says he's going to look something up, he says, "I'm going to Google that..." or "I'm going to Wiki that..." or "I'm going to go online and look that up."
Whereas a Millennial will simply say, "I'm going to look that up." Because, you know, where the hell else would you look something up?
Anyway, yesterday I was reading a really interesting poll (ECONOMIX) that asked how important money and how important a prestigious job was to different generations.
"Wealth" was important to Millennials, at 56%.
Whereas for Baby Boomers, we came in at a surprisingly low 16% range.
Exactly the same for "Prestigious Career."
"Wow!" I thought. "What could account for such a difference?"
Then it occurred to me. Age.
It's apples and oranges.
Sure we are different generations, but we are also different ages. Yeah, yeah. Utterly blindingly stupidly obvious. But we're comparing apples and oranges. We're also comparing apples that someday will turn into oranges.
You get to be my age, and a 'prestigious' job just doesn't seem as important. 'Money' doesn't seem as important. When Millennials get to my age, they'll probably feel the same way.
In other words, there isn't really a difference between generations, but a difference in age.
Which is both exactly the same thing and completely different. Well, duh.