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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been telling generations of kids that they are super special, smart, can do and be anything. We made them believe that their confidence is what mattered and not their hard work and skills. We failed them because, of course, that is not true for the vast majority of them. And now we have a couple of generations of adults who are extremely entitled. [/quote]

I don't think this is universal. There are absolutely a lot of people like this though. Mostly people who grew up UMC and came to believe their success in life comes from their intrinsic worth and not their good fortune at being born the children of doctors and lawyers, growing up in a safe and nurturing environment, and then attending "good" colleges (paid for by successful parents) and gaining entry into well paying careers. From their perspective, they had no more opportunities than anyone else and simply succeeded. They are entitled, yes, but also totally blind to the way the world actually works. The only people outside their bubble they can actually see are those above them professionally or economically. They'll obsess over the neighbor whose house cost a half million more or who got the big promotion they covet, and look right through anyone middle or working class in their orbit. Occasionally they'll find a working class people to pity, usually one who works for them, and they will endlessly tout how generous they are with this person (see the UMC mom who goes on and on about helping her nanny go visit her family overseas like she's Mother Theresa), it's how they deal with any creeping feelings of doubt that maybe their entire lives were handed to them and not actually earned after all. [/quote]

If you think entitlement is limited to the UMC, you live in a real bubble.[/quote]

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