If Atlantic articles are to be relied upon (and I’ll just raise a skeptical eyebrow and leave it at that), here’s a competing one, giving a bit of a historical overview to counter the idea that kids these days are more fragile or self-obsessed or whatever than those of us from earlier generations: [Every Every Every Generation Has Been the Me Me Me Generation](http://www.thewire.com/national/2013/05/me-generation-time/65054/).
(Edited to correct the article title.)