Snowflakes

To expound a little on the previous post, if you haven’t read it stop now to cover that first, I’d like to vent some on the concept of snowflakes and their role in this snaggle we find our society in. First I will rail against the fools on social media who find cause to be outraged with everything and anything. Yes, I’m not failing to notice the irony in my own proclamation of distaste for their outrage culture. But that culture is not what makes a snowflake, not even close. They are carefully currated by former latch-key kids who gave birth to them, told their whole lives that they are special, they aren’t like everyone else. This parent over compensation has lead to a generation who are entitled and “above the law.” They have racked up student debt but can’t find work. They toil in their parents basements rather than take menial labour jobs. There is a whole segment of the job market that has been neglected by these people who think they should be starting in management with six figures. They deserve this because they are special, the exception to the rule and they are enable by their parents to continue in this line of thinking. They’ve lived a sheltered life without much exposure to the harsh reality of the real world. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not blaming the downfall on them, I’m sure at some point they will find their way. I worry for the knowledge lost in that group. Knowledge of hard work, independence, value of a dollar earned. They tend to focus in urban areas (though not exclusively) and focus their choices on degrees, paths, etc. that are outside the norm, like a degree in philosophy, part of their unique self image. Failing to gain management level work as a philosopher immediately following school means that these people aren’t contributing to society in a meaningful way for many of their prime years. They are so busy trying to define themselves as unique and to call out anything they could possibly consider to be a social injustice from behind their keyboards that they don’t have time to work part time at a construction job and contribute in a real way. That would be beneath them, that’s for other people to handle. That is my beef with them, that they don’t contribute. We having a growing mass of people in the world that are suited for the middle and upper class and we’re losing the working class, the worker bees. Beyond that, in my personal view of the world I live in, I look at a vocation and I try to consider how it ultimately can help humanity. More and more, jobs are becoming ultra focused and you have to really sift through to find the benefit to our overall society. Tailors make clothes to keep people from freezing to death, farmers grow food so you don’t starve, dentists fix teeth and relieve pain, what do executive assistants at investment firms do? They assistant someone how invests money for people’s retirement so that when they’re older they can live comfortably. I know I’m purposefully painting things unfairly but I’m trying to make a point, trying to provoke some thought, some dialogue. Is this why they have to feign outrage at everything on the internet to garner the appropriate amount of interest in a topic to generate discussion? Or is it more tied to ego and their desire to be seen and heard? In an era when we have such a strong celebrity culture that people are now famous for being famous and not for any particular skill or talent, it’s hard to say what motivations could be. I don’t know the answers, I’m just sharing my concerns about more and more indirect contributions to society and the diminishing working class. This is a true rambling rant. I hope parts of it are coherent.