Response to "Gen Y's Ego Trip Takes a Bad Turn"

In the article "Gen Y's Ego Trip Takes a Bad Turn," written by Larry Gordon and Louis Sahagun, the two authors discuss how modern society's mindset of themselves makes them more confident and self-centered. Associate professor Jean Twenge says that "We are heading to a society where people are going to treat each other badly, either on the street or in relationships." Studies drawn up by three colleges show that over two-thirds of modern society have higher egos than the modern man in 1982. Studies also show that every year of upcoming freshman is more concerned with financial success rather than living a meaningful life. Assistant professor Marc Flacks gives a reasonable opinion saying that "Narcissism was too harsh a description for the current students." He understands that students are seeking the direct route to success, and that we need a "Me first" attitude to accomplish this. Flacks opinion is the only one that shows some sense of understanding in my opinion.

In my opinion, this whole article(Minus Marc Flacks opinion) proves to be atrocious. Sure our world has the occasional person who we think is completely full of him or herself, but in all honestly: What is so bad about having confidence and thinking highly of ourselves? If we filled our world with nothing but pushovers, who I think is one who cannot think for him or herself and has low self-esteem, then we would get nothing accomplished. Competition makes the world grow when it comes to economy, school work, and overall just life in general. Confident people will take the first step to increasing the level of competition. Pushovers will let people run them over, which will lead the confident people into a dead-end because they will have nobody to fight against. They will just sit at the top until somebody gains the confidence to challenge them.