MILLENIAL ETHICAL CHALLENGES - (PELAEZ)

INTRODUCTION

o The Millennial generation has been defined as entitled,

impatient, and results oriented.
o Millennial are the most educated generation to date, and have
grown up in a world far different from that of their parents.
o The constant distractions of technology and social media play
a large role in the everyday life of a millennial.
o The lives and futures of millenials are shaped by technological
and environmental factors that no other generation has faced
before.
THREE PROMINENT CHALLENGES OF MILLENIALS (SOME OF ETHICAL ISSUES WE ARE FACING TODAY):

1. INEQUALITY
- Inequality is a difficult problem that has existed throughout history and can manifest itself in a variety of settings.
- “Inequality is firmly entrenched in our society” because ideological, religious, cultural, and regional differences are a constant
boundary resulting from generations of social rift.
- One of the most challenging and diverse issues of the future, the Millennial generation does possess some of the tools to tackle the
problem of inequality.
- Inequality as such is neither fair nor unfair; it is merely a historical condition
2. ENVIRONMENT
- Threats to the safety of our environment are a growing problem. The rising global population and limits of earth’s ability to sustain
such a large population is a growing concern for the future.
- Environment is an active and living host to humanity that tends to provide equilibrium in the lives of human beings.
- Millenials on their part are responsible for making immediate lifestyle changes that are friendly to the environment.
Human behaviours that induced nature degradation has raised ethical challenge to protect animals and plants from further
destruction. Their future now lies on the hands of people.
- The environment is an active and living host to humanity that tends to provide equilibrium in the lives of human beings.
3. TECHNOLOGY
- Technological advances have occurred at one of the fastest rates.
- Technology is also widening the amount of information available to people.
- It will be important for the next generation to harness technology to make knowledge more accessible, as knowledge is a source of
empowerment and a reversing inequality.