Today's Youth as Described by a 21st-Century Prophet

I've had the fortune of knowing Muahaha for several years now. I've always seen him as one of the deepest and most philosophical people I know. He is a minimalist with a love for the simple pleasures of life. We often have conversations discussing the current state of the world and where young adults are headed. In one of my old posts, I used several people's answers on a series of questions to learn more about youth today. For this particular post though, I wanted to explore the same subject in more depth through someone who's seen a little bit of everything. All build-up and bias aside, here is the voice of our generation's take on youth today:

A true visionary.

How old are you?

21.

How's it going?

No complaints.

How is the 21st century different from the 20th century?

There are more opportunities and easier ways of doing things, yet these are wasted by us..

How would you describe the average young male of 2013?

No idea, but if the internet is any indication...I need to grow up. And these are the words of a 21-year old boy.

How would you describe the average young female of 2013?

They need to get in gear--they have achieved so much on a global level, in some places more than others, but they can't fall asleep on opportunity, they can't let themselves be suffocated by reality shows and Twilight and other intellectual tumors. Stop hating each other and don't be extreme feminists that hate everything about men, and simply live up to the beautiful, maximum potential that you can be... Be independent, but don't fall into overly self-important role that many woman fall into when achieving independence. Not all women fall into that though.

What do you think of pop music today?

Horrible... although 90s music wasn't much better. I don't know dude, it's just that during the last decade, music has just been like "go out to drink fuck I have money woop woop". And it's cool to have the need to go out and have fun, but damn, there's a world beyond that.
1/3 of Ensiferum's songs are about eating and drinking and getting wild too, but the other 2/3 of their songs explore the rest of the spectrum of life.

What about movies today?

Hollywood is really burned out--but there are still some really cool and original stuff coming out. I can't complain too much about that--I think we're doing alright. There will always be garbage, but there's still a lot of good stuff.

Literature?

50 Shades...we're fucked.

Fashion?

I am artistically retarded, but jeans and white/black t-shirts are all I'll ever need in this life.

What do you think will be the most popular pofession in ten years?

Unless there is some revolutionary technological discovery....whatever Snooki's doing.

What profession will die out within the next ten years?

Pendolismo.

Why is to so hard for our generation to get a job?

Mm, well here(in the DR), the education is very deficient because it's focused on creating slaves who can barely function at the base of the pyramid. There's a lot of demand and very little good or decent jobs. I'm sick of seeing overqualified people in mediocre jobs.

What is the best aspect of today's youth?

That we're young! That we have energy and we're idiots and we can dream and do literally anything, but today there isn't anything special about our youth. Easier transportation and communication, but I think that limits the adventure. I sometimes envy the young viking who would sail out on his boat with his friends to God-knows-where to see the world... that took a type of courage that I think doesn't exist anymore.

What is the worst aspect of today's youth?

I think I just answered that question.

How would you describe today's youth?

Lethargic? It's like I said--there are many opportunities and tools that didn't exist before... I think about how limited we were in the 12th century for example. That's sad, but with all the wonderful, even MAGICAL things that we have thanks to science and technology...and we only want cellphones. And then we complain that there's nothing to do.

Last question, what will future generations think of us?

The same thing we think about earlier generations--that we are ancient people with very limited technology... and depending on whether we clean or finish fucking up the planet, that we were (ir)responsible.