Mark Dolliver's Takes: 18-25 Year-Olds

Tradition demands that each new generation of young adults be seen as heralding the demise of civilization as we know it. Some generations do better than others at living up to this reputation, of course. How are today’s 18-25-year-olds faring? A survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press yields a mixed verdict.

On a superficial level, the 18-25s seem eager to justify their elders’ sense of alarm. Much has been said about young adults’ indifference to standards of privacy, given the amount of autobiographical material they post online.