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THE CRAZY

MILLENNIAL

Staff Writer

A quick Google search will show you
that ‘crazy’ is defined as ‘mad; especially as
manifested in wild or aggressive behavior.’
Google doesn’t tell you that ‘crazy’ is also a
simmering silence, a deep suffocation and an
absence of hope. It doesn’t tell you that ‘crazy’
is a game of masks. Who wears theirs better?
How many do they have?
“We are good at putting filters on things.” In
2016, Simon Sinek’s Inside Quest interview
‘Millennials in the Workplace’ went viral.
He explained that Millennials are entitled
and unhappy primarily because of these four
maladapted pieces in their lives: Parenting,
technology, environment and impatience.
“Too many Millennials grew up subject to
failed parenting strategies. They were told
they were special all the time. They were told
they can have anything they want in life, just
because they want it. You take this group of
people and they graduate and they get a job
and they’re thrust into the real world and they
find out they are not special. In an instant,
their entire self-image is shattered. So we have
an entire generation that is growing up with
lower self esteem than previous generations.”
Sinek went on to explain that what compounds
on this is the world of social media. “We are
good at showing people that life is amazing
even when we are depressed.” He explained
that engagement with our phones and social
media releases dopamine which feels good.
This is the same chemical that makes us feel
Photographer: Alenx Ng’andu good when we smoke, drink and gamble and
essentially fuels addictions.
He observed that when stressful things come
up in a Millennial’s life, they don’t turn to
people. They turn to devices and admit that

Photographer: Alex Ng’andu they can have fun with their friends but do not
Model: Anya have deep, meaningful relationships.
Make Up Artist: Visage Cosmetics
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