''The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect for elders, and love chatter in place of exercise.''
If you are one of the newer, ''millennial'' generation, you would have definitely heard these words, or a rendition of them, spoken to you or about you before.
It would appear to be a common topic of discussion among our parents' generation - the generation who now populate our world as adults and mentors.
It seems to be the latest generation is the worst, most narcissistic and selfish generation there ever has been - far worse than the generation before.
However, would it surprise you to know that the words above were written by the famous philosopher Socrates, more than 2400 years ago?
I believe the way younger generations are viewed has never changed, and probably never will.
One of the biggest misconceptions is teenagers today are nothing like the generation before us, that we lack respect and our use of newer technology has caused us to withdraw socially.
The media has played a huge role in the development of the millennial generation, but it has also demonised it and greatly exaggerated the disdain that lingers over our generation.
However, this disdain for the younger generation is a common theme for humanity, and part of the human condition.
During an interview with psychiatrist and teen expert Dr Melissa Deuter, after being asked whether she thought the current generation was different from the last, she said no.
''I don't think kids these days are any different than kids when I was a teenager.
''I don't think kids themselves are inherently different. It's just that when you change the soil, the plant looks a little different.''
The social aspect of the millennial generation is also another big factor.
To many adults, teenagers appear more absorbed in their devices, and the constant emergence of newer technologies is seen to have caused catastrophe in our ability to interact with each other.
However, several studies have found that the millennials' ability to communicate is far better than it ever has been before.
The teens of today communicate with each other face to face just as much as previous generations, only they now have access to the globe spanning communication networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
Social media hasn't reduced our ability to communicate. It has enhanced it.
''What a strange practice it is ... that a man should sit down to his breakfast table and, instead of conversing with his wife and children, hold before his face a sort of screen on which is inscribed a worldwide gossip.''
These words, as modern as they may seem, are yet another play on our misconceptions.
They were written in 1909 by the American sociologist Charles Cooley, about how morning delivery of the newspaper was undermining the American family.
As stated by Keith N. Hampton, professor in communication and public policy: ''We are now no more addicted to communication, and ignore our relationships as a result, than we did 100 years ago.''
I think our understanding of what counts as antisocial behaviour, or what is rude and disruptive, is outdated and needs to change.
We need to be more accepting of what the younger generation chooses to do because, as much as we may hate it, the behaviour of these millennials hasn't changed since the previous generation.
The advancements in media and the introduction of social media have changed this generation, but whether for the better or worse, we are yet to find out.
Is this millennial generation really a blight on humanity? Or is the disappointment that the previous generation feels simply part of a natural cycle that started thousands of years ago?
