Gaslighting the Millennials
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I don’t think it’s gaslighting to say that people looking for their first jobs during times of economic crisis are unlucky. Can that bad luck be overcome? Of course. But it’s obviously better to look for a job when good jobs are plentiful and previous generations clearly walked into an overall better economic situation than they set up for millennials.
All the good jobs are going to Chinese, Indian, other foreign immigrants. Since they take Math and Science seriously and are willing to work , thankfull for the opportunity, and will compete to add value to employers. Mellennials are a bunch of whiny spoiled lazy entitled cry babies.
Yes, millennials voted for the financial system to be set up in such a way that it could crash the world’s economy in 2008 when they were... *checks notes*... between the ages of 13 and 28. You’re right, they were in control of policy and got what they deserved.
We've had 40 years of Boomer politics. We had the evangelicals first, now we have the hippies. Vote out all the Boomers.
Even Boomer's parents couldn't stand them.
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I'm a millennial but I don't like being associated to this generation because so many are absolute dumb *****.
who is responsible for them being that way? I'll go with the generation that raised them.
But then that's such a millennial thing to say, blaming someone else for their own shortcomings.
Shortcoming implies there was much of a choice. The system is rigged and people are awakening to that fact.
Maybe, just maybe, Millennials have been forced to forgo the lifestyles of former generations by necessity, not by choice.
I may barely qualify technically as a millenial, but I can tell you for a fact that the way I was raised and the schooling that I received was vastly different than what people born five or six years later received. Society let our youth turn into pussies and the parents of that generation need to take some responsibility. The people one generation older than them need to take some responsibility for bankrupting the country.
Always a choice and always someone who is responsible for making it. Its just easy to shift the blame to someone else.
too simplistic of an explanation. The American dream isn't what it used to be.
Boomers gave us great childhoods. Not so much when it came to adulthood.
And you and your boomer generation didn’t take English, spelling or grammar very seriously yet, somehow - here we are - both surviving.
To each generation their own.
To generalize individuals with a generation is kind of lazy. JMO.
I am a Gen X'er and while I have met some millennials I do not like, I work with many who I find to be extremely hard working and intelligent. I disagree with most of them when it comes to social, political, and economic issues and the entire "micro-aggression's" is something I will never understand, but overall everyone is an individual and should be treated as such and not labeled to fit a narrative. Just my .02
I am a Gen X'er and while I have met some millennials I do not like, I work with many who I find to be extremely hard working and intelligent. I disagree with most of them when it comes to social, political, and economic issues and the entire "micro-aggression's" is something I will never understand, but overall everyone is an individual and should be treated as such and not labeled to fit a narrative. Just my .02
I'll make you a deal: Don't judge all boomers based on a message board goober who can't even form a complete sentence, and I won't judge all millennials based on a handful starring in a YouTube video.
micro-aggressions are late-Millennial lingo. Late Gen X and early Millennial are more similar.
No, you're right, its not the same and probably never will be but that isn't strictly because of what millennials were handed but rather what they did or did not do with the hand they were dealt. Every subsequent generation is asked to carry the torch. It just seems like so many millennials just want to ***** and moan and say "F*** America" instead of doing something meaningful to better the situation. Sure, every living generation has a share of the blame but my point is, Millennials are not making it any better. Quite the opposite.
Boomers were given the world and this is what they turned it in to. Boomers were better off than their parents as well as their children. Very privileged group of the anomalous post-war period.
Millennials are basically slave laborers in this economic system.
That generation wants to sit back and smoke weed and pop pills all day. Then cant pass a piss test.
Yeah a ****** work ethic is such a bad thing to judge someone by. You don't have work ethic you arent worth much to a company.
and America is one big corporation. No wonder they treat "less desirables" like crap.
United States and China are very similar in that regard.
The "****** work ethic" is a result, not the cause, of the ****** situation we find ourselves in.
So are you implying we don't have a say or an ability to bring change? Last I checked America is still a republic. We still hold elections to elect representatives. The problem with a large portion of millennials is that they are lazy, entitled, and could give two ***** about politics or even voting and many of those who do, couldn't give you an informed reason for why the voted for who they did.
I don't agree with those premises. America has been bought and paid for a long time ago. Maybe when the Boomers step aside some real change can happen. Thankfully that is starting to happen but corporate interests will remain status quo. Not a Bernie bro but it is plain to see that it is a rigged system.
too simplistic of an explanation. Why don't you agree with those premises that millennials have a say or can't bring about change to make our situation better?
Lol boomers f up what was the best country in the world and then make fun of the generations after. You were given paradise and failed. At least you got your Buicks and cruises
If you're a millennial and looking for first job, you've got problems. Aren't millennials around 30 or something?
I must be missing something in all of this. I understand the millennial complaint of hitting the market at the wrong time. I graduated in 1972, jobs simply were nonexistent. During those years unemployment averaged well above 5% and 75 was over 8%. Then you had the huge inflation of the 80's under Carter when home loans were 12-15%. It was brutal as I was just starting my family.
The solution for me was to not overspend, keep debt low and work hard to keep my job. I didn't make a lot of money in those days but then, stuff didn't go through the roof like they are now.
Seems to be a lot of blame on the boomer generation. What did they do? Worked hard, fought wars, saved and lived within their means. Now they are creating tons of jobs because they have houses, are in need of many medical services and have saved so they have disposable income. They didn't always have a 401 K while a few had pensions that were minimal and insurance wasn't paid. If you received a benefit package you were working for a large company. Now, these benefits are much more common.
I still believe this country is by far the best place to live. Please name economies and countries that are better to work and live in? We are spoiled as a nation and starting at the bottom, owning a starter home, driving an old car are not acceptable.
The solution for me was to not overspend, keep debt low and work hard to keep my job. I didn't make a lot of money in those days but then, stuff didn't go through the roof like they are now.
Seems to be a lot of blame on the boomer generation. What did they do? Worked hard, fought wars, saved and lived within their means. Now they are creating tons of jobs because they have houses, are in need of many medical services and have saved so they have disposable income. They didn't always have a 401 K while a few had pensions that were minimal and insurance wasn't paid. If you received a benefit package you were working for a large company. Now, these benefits are much more common.
I still believe this country is by far the best place to live. Please name economies and countries that are better to work and live in? We are spoiled as a nation and starting at the bottom, owning a starter home, driving an old car are not acceptable.
Yep most of us are in our 30s and doing well. Most boomers haven't figured out that the younger people are a different generation.
Carter was president for 385 days in the 1980s.
He wasn't a good president, but he wasn't in office when interest rates were at their highest.
True. His policies were a large part of the problem AND he had 2/3 (approximately) of both houses of Congress.
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