Ashamed Of Nothing, Offended By Everything

"Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times." __ G. Micheal Hopf

I have noticed that people are getting more sensitive and entitled than ever. Whether it's view on life, how everything is unfair, the "I deserve it!" mindset, "show me respect!" and blaming everything except self-accountability. People are now saying words like triggering or calling pretty much everything traumatic.

Have you noticed this phenomenon as well? If so, please join us in our meeting on this topic and discuss what your views are and try to decipher why this is happening. If not, come and tell us why you disagree and provide examples for your arguments.

Questions to ponder:

• Has society become too soft, or was society in the past just too harsh?
• How different generations deal with hardships in life? (Examples & which generation?)
• How has perception on mental health changed across generations?
• What's the difference between telling someone to toughen up verses gaslighting their emotions?
• Are people getting more soft with each generation?
• How has parenting changed throughout generations?
• What are your views on corporal punishments for kids?
• Why do some people have a victor mindset and others have a victim mindset? (How can cultures affect this?)
• What are some causes for which many people are so easily offended?
• Is there a difference between bringing awareness to something verses being too sensitive?
• Do you view your boss as an authority or a fellow human being?
• How do you view the older (WWII & Boomers) generations' perspectives on the power dynamic between employees and bosses? (Example of an older worker's mindset: "When your boss yell at you, keep your mouth shut and know your place because he's your superior and writes your check!"
• How do you view the younger (Millennials & Gen Z) generations' take on employee and boss relations? (Example of a younger worker's mindset: "Never allow any yelling, rebuking from your boss because people are all equal and you should never tolerate abuse. It's better to be fired for standing up for yourself than to take abuse for the sake of a paycheck!")
• Is offense given or taken or both?
• What is considered offensive to you?
• In what ways do the roles of values & virtues play on the generational divide on what is offensive?
• Should people obey another person's demands on how to use their pronouns?
• Has DEI affected our society in a positive or negative way? Why?
• Has tolerance on speech and personal identity changed in anyway over the decades?
• Why have people become so entitled?
• What is the correlation between entitlement and social welfare benefits?

Guidelines:

• Hand raises are required. There are no limits on how many times you can raise your hand.
• There will be a 2-3 minute timer for every person depending the size of attendees. However, in this group, I do allow a brief back and fourth interjection from others if it's something that's related to the person who was just speaking. This is a way to prevent the group from feeling too "robotic" in style and get your pressing question asked to the speaker and get the answer right away without waiting all the way back to your turn again.
• Be authentic & civil!
• Please refrain from using Ad Hominem (personal) attacks. This includes in voice, in meeting chat, and in the comments section below. Instead, please attack the points from others. Severe Ad Hominem such as racist behavior will result in being removed from the meeting.
• Zoom link is posted well before the day of the meeting but you will not be able to join until 10 minutes before the meeting start time.