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Examples:

Gen X expects everything on a silver platter, and will accept nothing less. One of my college roommates (30 years old) still lives at home with mom in the same bedroom he's had since he was 7. Why? He graduated with a bachelor's in graphic design, and will accept nothing less than a job as head of design at some large Madison Avenue firm. As a consequence, he has a degree he has never used (he has been a plumber, a teacher's aid, a drywall installer...) while he holds out for the perfect job.

If the Baby Boomers invented PC, my generation thinks of it as a religion. No one can say anything bad about anyone--unless they are a white male.

Speaking of religion, my generation has fully bought into The Church of Man-Made Global Warming. Never mind that the arguments for it center on "consensus of scientists" rather than actual science. Too many believe that something has to be done, no matter the cost or the probable effect.

My generation expects to always win. We do not cope well with losing. This stems from every kid getting a participation trophy at every single little league game.

My generation is codependent on the baby boomers. Most of us can't go more than a few hours without texting, IMing, calling, e-mailing or physically seeing our parents. Forget making decisions on our own. Figuring out what milk to buy at the grocery store can take a dozen text messages to mom. And if their's a problem, be it an unreasonable landlord or a tough college professor, we won't hesitate to sic our parents on the problem and not deal with it ourselves.