me me me generation

The "Me Me Me Generation" talks about how the people born between 1980 and 2000 act the way they do. Traditionally, older people often think the next generation is lazy. And the author has data to support the point of view. He also brings out the history of how policy of boosting self-esteem accidentally became the advocate of narcissism. Because of the new technologies like internet and social media, the millennials are more exposed to they friends or even strangers, making them a micro-celebrity. Although this millennial generation seems to be more negative than positive, the author, as a 41 years old outsider, claims that there are merits inside those narcissists. For example, they are active than others. The author gives example of how millennials impress an army recruiter by coming in, saying what they want to do and how they are going to do that as if it was all planned in advance. The confidence as well as the knowledge is what make this generation unique.
Supposedly, I am part of the me me me generation. So this article is somewhat boring as it talks about what happened to me, or most of this generation. And it does add some more proofs and statistics to explain why this generation acts the way it does. When I think about the term narcissists and the American dream, I think they are somewhat not compatible. If this generation is narcissistic, then it less likely to work  hard enough to achieve their dreams knowing they place themselves in number one priority. On the other hand, if the American dream is all about happiness, then they all have achieved that. Since they focus on themselves and they are more exposed to information, they have a better understanding of happiness than the me generation. It is more satisfying to be happy nowadays because now people are better-informed, rather than people in the past has a standard routine to be successful and happy