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Mattia Madonia, writer from Catania and representative of the millennial generation, discovered the reasons for the crisis of an immobile society (which is in fact heading, and rapidly, towards decline) which does not grant spaces and perspectives to those who are not part of the baby boom generation.

"The entire generation," writes Madonia in The Vision, "that was supposed to lead the fortunes of the planet during these twenty-four years, roughly those born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, suffered of its own "bug". Compared to previous generations, society has hindered or prevented their professional, relational, emotional, even existential balance. A ghost generation, crushed by the pressures of capitalism and the crises which have marked the last two decades. “It’s the Millennial Bug, and we’re still paying the consequences.”

This is all true, of course. But someone – his father and mother, for example, if he is lucky enough to still have them – would have to explain to him that previous generations won their rights. And since he is a writer, Madonia could read the books of other older authors (the press already existed) who told 68 or 77. Change was not given, but obtained with clashes, protests, deaths even.

Good Italian families of the early 60s would have wanted polite and well-groomed children, with suits and ties, good studies and secure and orderly professional careers. Happy marriages and grandchildren to raise in accordance with principles. It didn't happen that way, and maybe it went wrong. But the generations who occupied the places that mattered and excluded “existential balance” did not lie on the couch waiting for concessions that they had not even asked for. They may not have had smartphones or tablets, but they lived with their peers and it was with their peers that they rebelled. A strange word, “rebellion”. Perhaps it is one of those that is no longer among the few that new young people know. Replaced by whining, rudeness, resignation.

"71% of millennials surveyed in Italy do not believe in the possibility of starting a family and 73", Madonia continues, consider that it is impossible to buy a house in the immediate future. In addition, 79% of millennials consider that flexibility of work is fundamental, with the possibility of working remotely and with less rigid schedules, even declaring themselves ready to leave their job to find work on a human scale. Among the various requests made, the four-day working week. stands out To conclude the study, 42% of millennials consider themselves very “anxious and stressed”, and as concerns for the future, they place fears about their mental health, climate change and damages at the top of the list. caused to the environment, the cost of living and unemployment.

It's good, it's bad. Everyone is aware of the problems. And even their own fears and desires. So what ? Do mom and dad need to find solutions? Maybe the grandparents? However, millennials should now be able to wipe their butts on their own. They should be able to dress themselves. And if they want something, they should have the courage and ability to take it. Particularly because baby boomers are old and helpless. But the risk for millennials is that, while they wallow in the pain of the injustice they suffered, Generation Z will replace the elderly. On the other hand, the resistance of boomers in places of power comes up against age and the end of life...

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