I don’t get the criticism here. This article seems to say that today’s generation doesn’t have it “worse” than previous ones. I agree. If anything, this generation has it relatively easy. We are at war, but few “feel it” as there is widespread prosperity and no draft. Every generation has its trials and tribulations—as it should. But you’ve got to keep things in perspective.
Obviously; but Roeper chooses 1977 as the bottom of the pit. Politically it was pretty low, of course, with the installation of Mr. Peanut as president but for 21 year-olds in general, it was one huge party.