Is it normal to hate my generation?

Eh, I don't really agree. The only thing I agree with you on is the internet is changing what we're interested in. Kids these days aren't as interested in going outside or reading because video games and the internet are a very large part of our culture. What we're interested in obviously waxes and wanes depending on culture and society and I really don't think it's that bad of a thing, but whatever.

What I find funny is how you assume people these days are "looking up to the wrong people". In the 50's, those who grew up in previous eras would have said that about those who looked up to Elvis. The fact people are looking up to the wrong people has nothing to do with today's culture losing it's morals. if anything, it has to do with the way society views morals. There will always be bad people existing in the world and people will always look up to people for the wrong reasons. It's just the way life is.

As far as the whole American culture cares only about money, since when did you decide that was new and mostly associated with our current generation? This is the way our culture runs. People know how to make something popular to gain a profit and many people look into these things because lots of people feel a need to conform, relate or belong to people and they dislike being shamed when they don't follow something. People will go along with what other people do, so it's only natural to exploit something and turn it into a product for profit so that other people will buy it out of pressure. People have been doing that for centuries. "Fads" aren't a new thing at all.

You'd know that this was normal and that this question has been submitted many times before if you weren't part of the vast majority of members of our Generation that weren't taught to read instructions and respect and follow the rules. This Generation feels that reading is for squares.

I am just as bad, however, for I am fighting the futile battle of trying to get IIN posters to read the obvious text in front of them. I'm wasting my time. People don't like to read anymore. I'm going home. You kids have fun.

I hate your generation too it sucks.

When you're a high school kid, you pretty much consume whatever culture they put in front of you. When you're in your early 20's, that's when you get cool, find the cutting edge stuff, and also learn a little more about earlier things. For me, at college I was listening to stuff that wouldn't become popular for another five years, and stuff that had been popular 20 years earlier.

The good news is that you're about to become cool. The bad news is you'll also become a bit of a hipster, and then twenty years after that you'll neither know nor care what's cool. There are worse things.

Focus on the positive, like skydiving from the space.

There will always be change and some people resist to it and get frustated and some people adapt. There's no way to escape CHANGE

I think every generation feels that way with the modern things of the time. Damn kids listening to their A.M. radio programs at 10 pm. Wtf?!?!

I respectfully disagree. This is the best time for me. All that evil technology you hate levels the playing field for me and my brethren. We will do well in your tech-centered "dystopia". People have ALWAYS been shallow, and people have ALWAYS been greedy. It's human nature. Look up today's crime rates compared to 20, even 10 years ago. Why don't you be thankful for your life expectancy and everything else you have?

I'm 26 and I feel much the same way. But I try to be more optimistic. There's still a lot of good in people and a lot of beauty in the world!