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Ok I'm a millennial here, turning 18 soon. There are so many things on this thread that have made me feel it necessary to comment. Do you want to know the attitude of most people my age? It's that we got completely and totally screwed over.
me too. I am gen'xer by the way
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That's how I feel sometimes; and yet there is also the belief that we can make things better, and I believe that too. I must address a few things. I really hate the stereotype I've seen here that millennials are "addicted" to technology that Boomers created. This is overwhelmingly false. Sure some people are, but the older generations seem to misunderstand our uses for it. We aren't addicted, but rather utilizing it. For example I am using my laptop right now to take part in a conversation that never would have happened without it. And my mother is probably looking at me going "Boy that kid is on his laptop too much, he's addicted too it." Which isn't true. I also hate the notion that we are lazy. I, along with many other kids I know are killing themselves to get good grades because we know that the world we are graduating into will be very difficult if we don't, because of how the older generations made it. This is the most tolerant, and most educated generation to ever live in the U.S. I saw a post about how millennials haven't done anything special yet, to which I vehemently disagree. I'm not going to find specific examples but I'm 100% positive there have been many great contributions to this world by millennials, and you can google it. Give us our time to step into important positions vacated by Boomers and Gen-X , and positive change will occur I believe. We haven't had our time yet, but when it comes, great things will happen. For everyone's sake, I hope they do. Someone said earlier that there are a lot of childless, bitter Boomers on this page and I cannot help but agree with that. The Boomers did great things, but Gen-Y will do better. It's a shame most of you won't be around to see.
just some thoughts. Not directed totally to you but people of your generation that got to coddled from their baby boomer parents.
Don't be hellicopter parents to your kids like the boomers. Realize losing isn't as bad as it seems. you don't need a trophy just for participating. I could go on and on but I think many of the stereotypes are true but they were put on your generation by your parents.
just some thoughts. Not directed totally to you but people of your generation that got to coddled from their baby boomer parents.
Don't be hellicopter parents to your kids like the boomers. Realize losing isn't as bad as it seems. you don't need a trophy just for participating. I could go on and on but I think many of the stereotypes are true but they were put on your generation by your parents.
I agree. For all of the complaining that Baby Boomers have about Gen Y or Millenials, they need to ask themselves, just who raised them? Hint: look in the mirror.
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Originally Posted by juppiter
Agreed, and that idealism gave us "we can have as many government services as we want and pay record low taxes" which gave us the mess we have now.
Millennials on average are more practical than boomers, partly because of diminished expectations. Of course this is subjective and YMMV.
Now that those Baby Boomers are old, they are the most pessimistic, cynical generation today
It's highly amusing watching all of the millenials on here lecture to the rest of us how bad the boomers are and how they (the millenials) are going to solve all of the world's problems becuase they are so thoughtful, talented and unique. What's even more amzing is how they can know this to be an absolutely certainty when the sum life experience for the majority of them consists of sleeping until noon every day at college where they continued to live off of mommy and daddy's dime while taking a few poli sci classes taught by leftist 60's relics. It matters not that most of them have never had to make a single mortgage payment, never had to feed, clothe, house their own offspring, never had a slew of monthly recurring expenses to pay for etc etc Damn it they know how to work tech gadegets, they attended a bunch of self-righteous, feel good, rah rah college campus political evetns, they all about how the world works and they're ready to take over and save the world from the preceeding generations. Does the narcissim get any more repugnant?
It's a cliche but true. Youth is wasted on the young. I was born in early 1977 so I guess that makes me a late Gen x'er. While it's true that the boomers and gen x'ers have done grave damage to this nation and this world it's awefully haughty of the millenials to open their mouths at 22 years of age and proclaim themselves saviors. The one thing that comes with age, for all generations, is humility. Unless you have everything handed to you which most don't as they age, life teaches you humility as you grow older. The millenials posting on this thread and most I've had the misfortune to come across in life obviously can't even begin to comprehend the true meaning of the word. Let's wait until the millenials are pushing 60-70 to accurately and fully assess their generation. As it stands now most of them are nothing but a bunch of loud mouthed pissants with a grossly overinflated sense of self worth and who know almost next to nothing about how the world really works.
It's highly amusing watching all of the millenials on here lecture to the rest of us how bad the boomers are and how they (the millenials) are going to solve all of the world's problems becuase they are so thoughtful, talented and unique. What's even more amzing is how they can know this to be an absolutely certainty when the sum life experience for the majority of them consists of sleeping until noon every day at college where they continued to live off of mommy and daddy's dime while taking a few poli sci classes taught by leftist 60's relics. It matters not that most of them have never had to make a single mortgage payment, never had to feed, clothe, house their own offspring, never had a slew of monthly recurring expenses to pay for etc etc Damn it they know how to work tech gadegets, they attended a bunch of self-righteous, feel good, rah rah college campus political evetns, they all about how the world works and they're ready to take over and save the world from the preceeding generations. Does the narcissim get any more repugnant?
It's a cliche but true. Youth is wasted on the young. I was born in early 1977 so I guess that makes me a late Gen x'er. While it's true that the boomers and gen x'ers have done grave damage to this nation and this world it's awefully haughty of the millenials to open their mouths at 22 years of age and proclaim themselves saviors. The one thing that comes with age, for all generations, is humility. Unless you have everything handed to you which most don't as they age, life teaches you humility as you grow older. The millenials posting on this thread and most I've had the misfortune to come across in life obviously can't even begin to comprehend the true meaning of the word. Let's wait until the millenials are pushing 60-70 to accurately and fully assess their generation. As it stands now most of them are nothing but a bunch of loud mouthed pissants with a grossly overinflated sense of self worth and who know almost next to nothing about how the world really works.
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
It's highly amusing watching all of the millenials on here lecture to the rest of us how bad the boomers are and how they (the millenials) are going to solve all of the world's problems becuase they are so thoughtful, talented and unique. What's even more amzing is how they can know this to be an absolutely certainty when the sum life experience for the majority of them consists of sleeping until noon every day at college where they continued to live off of mommy and daddy's dime while taking a few poli sci classes taught by leftist 60's relics. It matters not that most of them have never had to make a single mortgage payment, never had to feed, clothe, house their own offspring, never had a slew of monthly recurring expenses to pay for etc etc Damn it they know how to work tech gadegets, they attended a bunch of self-righteous, feel good, rah rah college campus political evetns, they all about how the world works and they're ready to take over and save the world from the preceeding generations. Does the narcissim get any more repugnant?
It's a cliche but true. Youth is wasted on the young. I was born in early 1977 so I guess that makes me a late Gen x'er. While it's true that the boomers and gen x'ers have done grave damage to this nation and this world it's awefully haughty of the millenials to open their mouths at 22 years of age and proclaim themselves saviors. The one thing that comes with age, for all generations, is humility. Unless you have everything handed to you which most don't as they age, life teaches you humility as you grow older. The millenials posting on this thread and most I've had the misfortune to come across in life obviously can't even begin to comprehend the true meaning of the word. Let's wait until the millenials are pushing 60-70 to accurately and fully assess their generation. As it stands now most of them are nothing but a bunch of loud mouthed pissants with a grossly overinflated sense of self worth and who know almost next to nothing about how the world really works.
I think the attitudes of both the boomers and the millenials create a vicious cycle. Millenials are somewhat bitter because they believe that they have inherited a downtrodden economy and boomers are bitter because they percieve Millenials as narcissistic, inadequate, and generally unable to handle to handle real world situations as a result of excessive pampering and addiction to technology. I believe that Millienials adopt the "I can change the world" persona because they are deep down very insecure about dealing with real world issues. It creates a vicious cycle because after this defense mechanism is implemented, it gives boomers the impression that millenials are haughty. Both parties are equally to blame but I don't thinking blaming solves anything and its more important to put our heads together to form a solution.
when the sum life experience for the majority of them consists of sleeping until noon every day at college where they continued to live off of mommy and daddy's dime while taking a few poli sci classes
Wrong - most "millennials" do not attend college. Try again.
Anyway, they don't have any power. People under 30 or so are a minority fraction of the electorate, their bosses are usually Boomer-aged, just about all of the leading politicians today are Boomers, and so are corporate CEOs. Boomers run and control the world, and under the "you break it, you buy it" principle, they're going to take most of the blame for what happens as a result. At least until they are no longer in power. And then we'll see what happens.
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They dont have power but they have numbers. Isnt this supposed to be a boomer-sized generational cohort?
I just hope they keep their idealism and open-mindedness as they mature into middle age, unlike the boomers.
It was always sad to read about these idealistic "1960s" boomer types morphing into right wing jerks.
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