[JamesP81]

I can tell you are sincere and have very good intentions, but, and with all due respect, "that's what they all say."

This attitude right here is what made Gen Y decide that the boomers and Gen X were all full left wing nihilist crap. We got tired of hearing it. They can keep repeating this mantra to us all they want, but they might as well save their breath. No one's listening anymore.

How have your own parents exhibited this "overpowering nihilism" that you see in their generation?

I don't generally wash the dirty family laundry in public. Suffice it to say, however, I have seen it exhibited in my mom and my dad, and most of the men my mother remarried after she divorced my father. My parents did, however, warn me against all the mistakes they made that caused them to be the way they are. For that alone they are outstanding parents.

[CompSciGuy]

This attitude right here is what made Gen Y decide that the boomers and Gen X were all full left wing nihilist crap.

Beg your pardon, but I'd say that you're wrong there. Most Gen X'ers are not nihilistic at all, we've been portrayed that way (and also as slackers). Most X'ers I know work long hard hours, and scrape through life with a realistic outlook on life. Your black and white broad brush strokes are really showing your youthful bias.

Cheers,
CSG