Spot on. There is a modern western culture, propagated by the parents and other supposed adults, that rewards ill behavior. The whining and crying of the little bullies is nakedly performative and indulged by people who should know better. It does these kids no good. We now have 2 full generations of such creatures and many adult-aged children who we have set loose upon the real world. As times get hard -- and they will -- there shall be a figurative culling of these folks and these characteristics. It shan't be pretty.
I think what’s slightly different is now you don’t have to be competent to get rewarded in many fields. Just complaining and being difficult will get you rewarded because competence is male privileged white supremacy.
Spot on. There is a modern western culture, propagated by the parents and other supposed adults, that rewards ill behavior. The whining and crying of the little bullies is nakedly performative and indulged by people who should know better. It does these kids no good. We now have 2 full generations of such creatures and many adult-aged children who we have set loose upon the real world. As times get hard -- and they will -- there shall be a figurative culling of these folks and these characteristics. It shan't be pretty.
The whining has been going on for decades in the workplace.
Remember the phrase "the squeaky wheel gets the grease?"
Those who complain and are difficult-- yet competent-- get rewarded.
Those who do not complain and just quietly do their job-- get overlooked.
This isn't a new phenomenon.
I think what’s slightly different is now you don’t have to be competent to get rewarded in many fields. Just complaining and being difficult will get you rewarded because competence is male privileged white supremacy.
Yes, I couldn’t cone up with the words.
I agree with your assessment. I learned to be a squeaky wheel (not excessively so). I think it has increased though.