When you say that "millenials are so entitled" *), what you are really saying is that they create suffering for themselves and others. And now, you create suffering by doling out your righteous judgment, feeling very much entitled in the process.
Of course, there can be tendencies for certain groups towards destructive attitudes or behaviours.
I think that the motivation with which you say something, and the way you say it, is important. Fundamentally important.
You can spew absolute judgments with hatred, bigotry, resentment and fear.
Or you can carefully try to describe and understand what you see as a destructive behaviour, and look out for solutions.
There's a difference between those two, and I think it is all important, especially in the times of social media and hair-trigger indignation.
It's a difference in tone moreso than content. It's hard to spot. It's easy to hide the one under the cover of the other.
It's important to learn how to listen, without judgment, and then rephrase the message so it becomes more productive.
In my experiene, stoicism, some parts of buddhism, and meditation can help with that goal.
*) etc. etc. ad nauseam
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