They do not expect to do better than their parents, in contrast to the expectations of prior generations, and they worry about climate change, racism, injustice, and gun violence—issues they believe their elders should have addressed. They are for the most part disappointed or, in some cases, angered by the hypocrisy, racism, misogyny, and homophobia of the past. They believe that, thanks to the errors of predecessor generations, they are facing a future of hard work to repair damaged social institutions.
