Everyone has changed, according to two Canadian authors of the book called .
Steve Maich and Lianne George argue that today we think much differently than we used to. Once upon a time we would ask for help from others. That morphed into the individual wanting, wanting, wanting products. Today, that too, has changed to where we all think we鈥檙e experts. We are so 鈥渟pecial鈥� that we think we know more than others, and this has led to today鈥檚 economic meltdown. For example, many young people have bought homes with huge mortgages, not because they could afford to, but because they are 鈥渟pecial鈥� and want everyone to see that, say the authors. We all want to be seen by others. The result is social media such as Facebook.
I use Facebook and sometimes I see a 鈥渇riend鈥� say 鈥淵ES, I just washed my hair.鈥� Who cares? Today, the cell phone seems to be the best friend of young people because the phones can be customized with a special ring, a special color, a special type鈥攁ll special because I鈥檓 special.
Employers today report that many potential employees won鈥檛 stay on the job, won鈥檛 agree change their outlook.
Universities report that students argue, ferociously, to have their grades increased. I know of one case where the students and parents showed up at the door of the professor, along with their lawyer which is also an expert . This philosophy also has led many people to have little if any trust in the institutions of the courts, schools, medicine and more.
A few years ago . No, it wasn鈥檛 Bill Gates or the Pope or Gandhi. It was YOU. You and I are so special we can hardly stand it. And yet, how will that attitude work when our young people have to enter the workforce in an economy that is rapidly being transformed? Our children need to learn how to think, how to adjust as the changes come in their future.
Thanks to contributing author John Storm, Centre Director of 91暗网 St. Catharines.
By Steve Maich and Lianne George
