I'm sick of older people acting like their generation was perfect

Meaning you were a child in the 90's. Which I was too, but I do not doubt the older generation is "correct" in certain cases, they have plenty of great points.

This generation will pull out a cell phone and record someone dying/being beaten (before even considering to help) for the sake of posting the video on Vine, Facebook and Youtube -- this is not to ignore how crappy some of the 60-90's generation would be too, given they had cell phones, like today. This generation does try harder to find viral and sensational material, while indulging in it themselves, simultaneously.

Being so involved with living on the internet, and needing constant distraction, does have detrimental effects; people ARE less caring, present, involved with family, interaction with other people becoming more of a challenge, (social anxiety ensues) and now, texting becomes more "dangerous" than drinking and driving. They are not "less caring" strictly because of the internet, but being so involved with petty stimulation/distraction, they do fail to understand how serious something can be (even if it happens right in front of them) You could blame a lot, but the only obvious difference, the internet/cell phones.

This generation would act like they are suffering, without internet access and feel incredibly discontent. Yes, people can deliver sick kids pizza and birthday cards (it becomes viral) and everyone jumps on board, that exposure could be good -- but do not disregard how vapid those same people can be -- in the same breath, you hash-tag something incredibly important, but believe that is all you can or should do. #Kony2012 #BringOurGirlsHome #HostageReporter #There are a million hash-tagged issues, but no one would actually leave the comfort of home and DO much. Michael Brown had so much exposure and it became hash tag central, in light of his death, but the "villain" cop has thousands more dollars in donations, than [deceased] Michael's family. By at least 200k.

It is evident that people will forget an issue, quicker now, than they would "then" and do less, because "more" appears to be re-tweeting an issue, as opposed to being proactive. Of course there is tragedy for every single decade, that's obvious, but it is how people react to them now, that is important. If you genuinely believe people do "more", not less, for others today... Then you're plugged in, all the same.

but but the 90's

I'm tired of it too, man. I'm 19 and I don't fit the description they are giving us, at all. I'm not selfish, irresponsible, inconsiderate or anything else I've heard some of the elderly call the younger people of today's generation. I have strong morals and values and most of my beliefs (not religious though, stopped believing in fairy tales when I was a child) are quite old fashioned. I believe in respect and the value of marriage and family, I believe in helping people and animals and I am not one of those self obsessed morons posting selfies and other useless content on social media sites. I don't even have facebook or twitter. I have a blackberry and use blackberry messenger to communicate for free with my family, friends, and boyfriend. I also like having access to the internet because I've learned so much by reading articles, mostly medical, online. I don't go out drinking every weekend, I live a normal life with my boyfriend. When he gets home we'll eat dinner, bath and watch some series before we go to bed. Not all young people are inconsiderate assholes, and not all older people can say they had the best generation ever. Hitler was from generations ago.

What they mean to say is, back when gays stayed in the closet, women didn't question their roles in society, and no one questioned the bible. Ahh closed minds.

I'm young myself. I'm in my twenties. I can't stand how elderly people bitch about how we're rude, inconsiderate, lazy, and selfish. A lot of elderly people are some of the most rude people I've ever met. I think you should treat people with respect if you want to get respect

100% normal. It does get annoying sometimes. Perhaps tell them next time: "Oh, you hate this generation so much? Who on earth raised this generation anyway?"