“A shiny unicorn on top of the flowery lawn” is what Lucy, a GYPSY, and others like her envision for themselves (Urban). A GYPSY, or a Generation Y Protagonist and Special Yuppie, is a middle to upper class citizen born between the late 1970s and the mid 1990s. All GYPSYs believe that they will be the best in their field because they are “special.” However, reality shows that this is not the case and that hard work is required to create and sustain a successful career, not just being told over and over that they are special. Tim Urban, writer of “Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy,” expresses his ideas of why he believes Generation Y Yuppies are unhappy and what they must do to fix the problem. Urban’s use of language and visuals collectively
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Urban refers to GYPSYs as “one who thinks they are the main character of a very special story.” It is true that every human is special in some way and lives a unique life, but GYPSYs’ dreams are much more exaggerated than that, and when they do not reach their goals they are unhappy. Urban states that GYPSY’s parents instilled ideas within their children that in turn made them “wildly ambitious.” GYPSYs grew up believing what their parents told them, but took it further in believing that they are the absolute best in their pursuits causing them to be “delusional” (Urban). Lastly, Urban states that GYPSYs are unhappy because they allow themselves to be falsely intimidated by other GYPSYs who seem to be living the life of their dreams, but are just as miserable as they are. After pointing out his beliefs of why Gen Y Yuppies are unhappy, Urban tells what they must do to fix their unhappiness. He starts by encouraging GYPSYs to continue to dream and pursue their goals, but to stop thinking that they are destined to be at the top of their fields directly out of college. Urban also states that everyone else is just as “indecisive, self-doubting, and frustrated” and that they should ignore others and live their own lives free from
Urban refers to GYPSYs as “one who thinks they are the main character of a very special story.” It is true that every human is special in some way and lives a unique life, but GYPSYs’ dreams are much more exaggerated than that, and when they do not reach their goals they are unhappy. Urban states that GYPSY’s parents instilled ideas within their children that in turn made them “wildly ambitious.” GYPSYs grew up believing what their parents told them, but took it further in believing that they are the absolute best in their pursuits causing them to be “delusional” (Urban). Lastly, Urban states that GYPSYs are unhappy because they allow themselves to be falsely intimidated by other GYPSYs who seem to be living the life of their dreams, but are just as miserable as they are. After pointing out his beliefs of why Gen Y Yuppies are unhappy, Urban tells what they must do to fix their unhappiness. He starts by encouraging GYPSYs to continue to dream and pursue their goals, but to stop thinking that they are destined to be at the top of their fields directly out of college. Urban also states that everyone else is just as “indecisive, self-doubting, and frustrated” and that they should ignore others and live their own lives free from