I firmly believe the generational gap is growing. And for us Zoomers, I think it’s especially pronounced. I think older generations are hard on us because they care, while I believe younger generations feel as if the world is hard on them enough. Here’s what may be the shock for many of ya’ll reading this to hear — neither side of this is wrong. It takes effort to care, but it also takes grace to receive that care when the world already feels like it’s demanding so much of us. Somewhere between good intentions and misunderstood criticism, I think we’ve lost sight of that balance.
Where technology is at, it’s never been easier for an individual to go out and try and tackle something that they see as a problem, or to air their grievances of any slight on whatever social media they can log in to. Some people are bad at expressing care and some are bad at receiving constructive criticism gracefully — but more often than not, in my experience at least, both are usually true. And when we begin assuming the worst of each other’s intentions, even genuine concern can start to feel like an attack.
Where the real danger lies in all of that is the emotion of resentment. Resentment is truly a s...