identity, image, self

julie leung waxes prosaic about gen-y's lack of identity. she examines this through the lens of makeover shows -- well, not really, more like shows where people want to become someone else...a more extreme form of makeover. it's an interesting read, as are the secondary links in her writeup (esp. the profiles on the mtv site). i personally don't care much for the generations differentiation: i think this kind of stuff applies to all generations, especially when they are young.