There have been some articles floating around like this, this, and this. I don’t like giving them any more web space than they already have but, this isn't a lot of web space so it's okay. I’ll also just leave this here too. It provides a bit more background about one of the authors.
Articles that take the tone similar to the ones above are part of the reason I never tell my students to “act like adults” or "grownups". Mostly because I have witnessed (and been an example of) how “adults” and "grownups" act.
I don’t know where to start with any of these articles… It’s one thing to not like the younuns’ for their clothes and their phones and their music and all but this devolves into a derangement of some sorts. Never mind the confusion the “adults” seem to have with socialism and democratic-socialism. This might help, as well as this. There is a mania in the writing that is remarkably unbecoming of someone attempting to “right” “wrongs”. I remember hearing something about catching flies with honey but surely that doesn't apply here...
As a political science graduate and social studies teacher I’m supposed to know the difference between these and I work my tail of making sure my students understand the difference. It hurts when “smart people” cannot figure it out, or blatantly lie about it.
Let’s be clear, the Millennial generation does not embrace socialism. If we are screaming collectively for anything, it's fairness. For those to which the article is targeted (of which I am probably one) it is much more appropriate to say it is an embrace of principles that would potentially give us the opportunities previous generations had.
I’ll let the memes speak for themselves but, it’s clear we need to begin any discussion related to this with a bit more maturity. We also need to have an understanding of what we are talking about. And all sides need to seek first to understand… especially as teachers.
