Lucy is part of Generation Y, the generation born between the late 1970s and the mid 1990s. She’s also part of a yuppie culture that makes up a large portion of Gen Y. I have a term for yuppies in the Gen Y age group — I call them Gen Y Protagonists & Special Yuppies, or GYPSYs. A GYPSY is a unique brand of yuppie, one who thinks they are the main character of a very special story.
via Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy | Wait But Why.
Focusing on a career and learning the value the true value of a dollar is more important than focusing on What you want out of life before you Focus on a career and a sense of direction
They are so unhappy because they didn’t focus on getting an education before they go out into the real world. A career is something they do not comprehend. Having kids and financial responsibilities to them come first before the career. A sense of reality has never been placed inside their heads