DISQUS

"You’re absolutely right, I have no clue about history and politics. Both of these subjects are full of lies."
Wow, this tells it all. Like John McCain saying he's "not good with economics," but wants to be president. If a generations doesn't know anything about history (how about English, social science, etc), how do they think they'll advance (sorry, you won't learn these lessons watching American Idol)?. The truth is much of this generation is self indulgent, pampered and seeking immediate gratification. The fact that FAcebook and MySpace are the no. 1 sites is a great indicator--are these "friends" seeking new worlds, making discoveries, learning? No, like it or not, it is mostly gossip and useless noise. . You can't generalize about a whole generation, however, and I do think this generation will have some real "game changers," as someone said. That's because they don't think like their predecessors and are willing to put the time, effort and energy into seeing their visions through-- in other words, what the top winners of every generation have done. They'll also bring new ideas and changes into the workplace, government and across society, which is much needed. But again those ideas won't come from American Idol or MySpace.