Putting Millennials in Their Place

First off, you realize we made Millennials, right?  If there's anything we dislike about that generation, we should own up to having architected it.
They spend time with technology because that was all there was to do when it was too dangerous to go outside or when they wanted to learn to work but safety regulations held them back.  They don't mingle outside their comfort zone because society harshes on them.  They're glued to their cellphones because those are their watches, alarm clocks, calendars, school notes, work schedules, encyclopedias, even Bibles, and because when they tried to talk to us, we told them to shut up.  Besides that, the generation gap is shrinking, and, Millennials have not just parents and siblings to keep in touch with, but step-siblings, step-parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and step-grandparents.  (And you KNOW they have that phone handy, so THEY know they're gonna catch purgatory if they don't answer you.  Right.  Now.)
Let's extend the Millennials some support.  We need them, after all.  They buy things, and that keeps the economy going.  They watch movies, so Jeremy Renner can keep acting.
Be nice to Millennials.  They'll be running your nursing home.
If you're a Millennial, don't give up.  Your good friend (or whatever) Dromiquine will show up now and then to create drama and make trouble, but don't let her get you down.  The neighborhood gossip, Lou Scannon, will always be around to twist facts and make you look ridiculous, but keep moving forward.  They didn't have much good to say about your predecessors either, but we were learning on the go, and I'm trusting you to do the same.
If you're a Millennial, be patient with the generations before and after you.  Most of us are doing the best we know how.
I'm Generation X, and I believe in you.  And whether or not you believe in God, He believes in you too.