The basic characteristics of Generation NeXt—motivated by a search for new experiences and treated with suspicion by its elders—are not new. Just about every generation has been described in exactly the same way, and differing points of view often create friction.
30 dedicated years … and a great pension! After a career in public service, they’ve earned the right to the “good life.” But, who’s gonna pay for it? Unless drastic changes are made, future taxpayers from Hartford to Honolulu will be hopelessly in hock to police, firefighters, city managers, and teachers of the past.
Perhaps the most important economic advantage nubile NeXters have is something they rarely think about: time. What most young people severely underappreciate, however, is that our perception of the passage of time speeds up with age.
The word longevity, or having a long individual life, comes from the Latin word longaevitäs (longus: long and aevum: age). Longevity refers to the average number of years that a single person is expected to live under ideal conditions.
