Today’s generation, also known as the Millennials or Generation Y (those born ranging from the 1980s to the early 2000s), have been introduced to a world different from the real world: a virtual world.

There are about 80 million of us, and I think we need to be given a little more trust.

We have participated more in the virtual world than the real world, and because of this we are looked down upon.

The generations before us did not have the electronics that we use on a daily basis. For example, they did not have smartphones or have a mobile phone at all during their childhoods.

Electronics have drastically changed the way we do daily activities. Electronics are changing every year, day, and second.

Most of our parents have a hard time trying to adapt to this.

It’s a fact. We are afraid of things we do not understand.

Our generation is looked down upon because of how we deal with the new technology that was introduced into our lives. But let me remind you that it is not exactly our faults.

We were treated as guinea pigs to a new world. We simply do not know the struggle without electronics.

The biggest complaint of our generation is that we waste our youth by occupying our time in front of televisions. 

We sit for hours, just watching shows and movies about other people living their lives, when we should be living ours.

I will admit that we could all be more active, but let us not forget to remind the generations before us that times have changed. There are new rules.

Technology has ruined most of us and has ruined our chance of being adventurers.

We do not camp because charging outlets and service is unavailable. When it rains, we stay inside because our iPhones would get ruined.

Our generation, is addicted to superficial things such as iPads, iPhones, and iPods. These superficial things are substituted for all outdoor activities.

There is an app for everything, so you can get experience through a screen. Instead of running, you can play Temple Run. Instead of building forts, you can play Minecraft. Instead of interacting with others, you can use Xbox Live.

The virtual world is a completely different playing field.

We are looked down upon for many reasons, and another to tack on to the list is our lack of face-to-face communication.

People of this generation do not talk face to face. Instead of exchanging words, we exchange links.

Confrontation has turned into 140 characters.

We share thoughts through texts and statuses, masked behind a computer or phone screen.

If you are lucky — maybe, just maybe — you might get a phone call.

Rarely does someone ring a doorbell or knock on a door without first sending an “I’m here” text.

In addition, being physically ignored is not the only way to be ignored now.

Just a simple read receipt after sending an iMessage or not getting any text back will be taken the exact same way. Yet, it hurts just as much, sometimes even more, because getting no message back is also a message itself.

Today, you can meet someone online and end up marrying them.

Most of our social skills have been damaged because of this and the virtual world’s opportunities lack of physical interaction.

The generations before us embossed us, raised us.

Our generation is constantly being compared to those before us.

We are labeled as “lazy,” “the worst generation,” “the dumbest generation.”

Those who criticize our generation, forget who raised it.

Time magazine had an article called “The Me Me Me Generation,” referring to the Millennials, and I quote:  “Not only do millennials lack the kind of empathy that allows them to feel concerned for others, but they even have trouble even intellectually understanding others’ points of view.”

There is a time when we need to stop and say “enough is enough.”

It may be surprising, but we actually like having jobs.

The only reason why some of us occupy our time with video games is because there is a delaying of our adulthood.

The job market is the worst it has ever been since The Great Depression.

We are certainly capable of jobs, just unpaid jobs — the scam of internships.

Most of us cannot afford to dedicate time to do internships. We need money to pay off student loans and car insurance.

We are pressured by our peers to do better, be better, just because we are thought of as more advanced.

I think we have been doing a great job so far.

The Millennials are taking on Generation X and the baby boomers (who are now pushing 70).

We will surpass the legendary minds of the Renaissance. We are more adaptive, idealistic, and tolerant to all differences. We are not a perfect generation, but we are trying.

We are not just a bunch of hipsters, addicted to social media and coffee. We are a generation filled with new ideas and eagerness.

Besides, we cannot run a world if no one supports us.

You have to give us some credit; the world has not ended yet, and as we grow up, we are showing signs of becoming the greatest generation in human history.