Thursday, January 23, 2020

Millennials are winning

I recently came across a Vox article that had a really fascinating title about Millennials being more death positive than other generational counterparts. Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to read the article when I came across it and can’t locate it again. Instead, I located an article from the Walrus that was published in March of last year, covering the same topic. I like The Walrus better anyway, so not a terrible loss. J

https://thewalrus.ca/death-will-millennials-be-the-first-generation-to-stop-fearing-death/

Looking at generational differences in attitudes toward death is fascinating to me. But like a lot of things, I think that death and grief are topics where I’d caution an over-reliance on generalizations. 

But this article poses a great point - are you holding the ball or have you tossed it elsewhere?


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