How Does Reniqua Allen Say Millennials Are Portrayed on the Surface?

Reniqua Allen says on TED Talks Daily that the surface picture of a millennial is the one think pieces already know. She uses Troy as the example. On the surface he is arrogant, self-centered, and convinced he is smarter than people give him credit for. His favorite topics are girls, sneakers, and cars, which she says is no surprise for someone who was a teenager a few years earlier. Allen's point is that the portrait stops there, while Troy's mannerisms show fear and uncertainty, and his actual jobs, caddying, selling sneakers on Facebook, and selling candy and water, never paid enough to help his mother or buy a car.