Amizade, o valor mais importante

«Even more than X, members of Generation Y are intensely tribal creatures. Young people's reliance on friendship groups is nothing new. What is new is that Generation Y expects to be committed to friends well beyond young adulthood. (...) For Yers, friends are like family only better. » (Huntley, 2006: 25)

«Communication technology-in the form of mobiles, email, online chat and of course texting-has become an indispensable tool for Gen- Yers in maintaining their friendship network (and their own status within it). (...) But everyone I spoke to used at least one of these technologies to organise their social life. (...) Yers are texting each other in movie cinemas, on buses, in cafes and under the table in university tutorials. (...) Limited access to technology means a hampered social existence for Yers.»  (Huntley, 2006: 36)