On Millenials
While my generation boasts adaptability, it lacks the moral flexibility to do what’s necessary for society's benefit.
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- Published 8 years ago
According to Machiavelli, the ability we humans have to adapt our moral system to complex situations is what he calls "virtue." It's the strength to fight uncontrollable circumstances that arise on your leadership path. These circumstances he calls "fortune."
Politics isn't about meticulous plans or getting what you want, according to Machiavelli's philosophy; in my opinion, this philosophy can be pulled from politics and adapted to daily life. It's about dealing with this fortune, transforming it into victory no matter what it takes.
My generation, while still boasting adaptability, has no virtue. We're so morally closed off that any opposition is seen as a threat. Virtue is doing what's necessary for the good of society, even if it goes against your individual moral system.
That said, I don't mean to imply my generation has the least virtue. At the end of the day, some members of generations before ours deny society's benefit, biased by religious moral systems. Still, I think we have a lot of virtue to harvest in the generational field watered by fortune that we're living in.