It’s really so sad and frustrating for those under the age of 45. Millennials were raised during a time of prosperity and possibilities, only to find out it was all a sham by the selfish, stupid and mostly older generations. Now Millennials, Gen Z and Gen A will reap the outcomes of all that while those who caused it will die off before things get even worse. I harbor no resent towards Gen X, but their refusal to fight the tide certainly didn’t help.
as a genXer we were promised and viewed all that could be done and was being done. then they voted in Reagan and was all stripped away. any glimpse of prosperity during the 90s was GenX optimism that was destroyed in 2000 when it was all stolen from everyone again. GenX doesn’t do anything anymore because we were told to shut up as we grew up in the 80s and then had it stolen again in the 2000 election.
I harbor no resent towards Gen X, but their refusal to fight the tide certainly didn’t help.
Not all of us were apathetic; there were many who tried to fight for what was considered really progressive ideas at the time, like fighting for equal rights and against climate change, but there weren’t enough of us. We’re a smaller generation anyway, didn’t have a good way to make our voices heard since the internet was still in its infancy, and were turned into a punchline by the media. And everybody believed it. Slacker, freeloader, tree-hugger, JFC it’s no wonder why nobody took us seriously. I mean, frick, in the 90s everyone got their news from four network channels and a few cable channels on tv, so America believed the hype and largely wrote us off.
We tried, man. We did the absolute best we could with a shitty situation, and it stings to think about how we weren’t able to accomplish more in our youth. Please don’t write us off as a useless apathetic generation, we’ve already been through that before. Besides, you’re probably thinking of our parents, the Boomer generation (born 1945-1965). They aren’t entirely to blame for the country’s problems, but they held (still do in many ways) most of the power and chose to throw their support behind rich wealthy conservative assholes, and we’re still feeling the affects of their decisions. Again, they don’t deserve all the blame, but the sheer amount of Boomer shit contributions to society dwarfs what the worst of Gen X ever did.
People are selfish and stupid no matter the age. My city is full of people driving gas guzzlers, traveling all the time, and ordering UberEats for every meal. They are all under 45. Then gen Z are particular bad and refuse to use public transit.
It’s not about age. It’s about class/wealthy. The poor use far fewer resources than the wealthy do. Rich young people are living in 5000sq ft homes by themselves and burning through natural gas and oil. They aren’t living in 500sq ft apartment like ordinary folks.
Agree with everything you’re saying, but one slight problem with public transit is just how ridiculously unsafe it feels. People might be much more likely to get injured in a car crash, but the fear of being attacked or otherwise molested on public transport is simply bigger.
In my neck of the woods,if I have to choose between getting stuck in traffic for 10 minutes or wait for a bus to be late (if it shows) for a 2 hour roundtrip, I’ll just get in my car.
It’s really so sad and frustrating for those under the age of 45. Millennials were raised during a time of prosperity and possibilities, only to find out it was all a sham by the selfish, stupid and mostly older generations. Now Millennials, Gen Z and Gen A will reap the outcomes of all that while those who caused it will die off before things get even worse. I harbor no resent towards Gen X, but their refusal to fight the tide certainly didn’t help.
as a genXer we were promised and viewed all that could be done and was being done. then they voted in Reagan and was all stripped away. any glimpse of prosperity during the 90s was GenX optimism that was destroyed in 2000 when it was all stolen from everyone again. GenX doesn’t do anything anymore because we were told to shut up as we grew up in the 80s and then had it stolen again in the 2000 election.
Not all of us were apathetic; there were many who tried to fight for what was considered really progressive ideas at the time, like fighting for equal rights and against climate change, but there weren’t enough of us. We’re a smaller generation anyway, didn’t have a good way to make our voices heard since the internet was still in its infancy, and were turned into a punchline by the media. And everybody believed it. Slacker, freeloader, tree-hugger, JFC it’s no wonder why nobody took us seriously. I mean, frick, in the 90s everyone got their news from four network channels and a few cable channels on tv, so America believed the hype and largely wrote us off.
We tried, man. We did the absolute best we could with a shitty situation, and it stings to think about how we weren’t able to accomplish more in our youth. Please don’t write us off as a useless apathetic generation, we’ve already been through that before. Besides, you’re probably thinking of our parents, the Boomer generation (born 1945-1965). They aren’t entirely to blame for the country’s problems, but they held (still do in many ways) most of the power and chose to throw their support behind rich wealthy conservative assholes, and we’re still feeling the affects of their decisions. Again, they don’t deserve all the blame, but the sheer amount of Boomer shit contributions to society dwarfs what the worst of Gen X ever did.
Do you hang out with people under 45?
People are selfish and stupid no matter the age. My city is full of people driving gas guzzlers, traveling all the time, and ordering UberEats for every meal. They are all under 45. Then gen Z are particular bad and refuse to use public transit.
It’s not about age. It’s about class/wealthy. The poor use far fewer resources than the wealthy do. Rich young people are living in 5000sq ft homes by themselves and burning through natural gas and oil. They aren’t living in 500sq ft apartment like ordinary folks.
Agree with everything you’re saying, but one slight problem with public transit is just how ridiculously unsafe it feels. People might be much more likely to get injured in a car crash, but the fear of being attacked or otherwise molested on public transport is simply bigger.
Unsafe and unreliable (YMMV, of course).
In my neck of the woods,if I have to choose between getting stuck in traffic for 10 minutes or wait for a bus to be late (if it shows) for a 2 hour roundtrip, I’ll just get in my car.
Millennials were raised during a time of prosperity and possibilities
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zoom zoom talkin out his ass like the 2000s were the golden gen
Still a millennial if you were born in early 80s. I’d say the 90s were a pretty golden time for a lot of the US.
Yeah when I was like ten. By the time my generation was old enough to get jobs and start families, it all went to shit.
You should look up but definition of millennial. I am one, and I was very much alive during the 90s and early 00s (prior to 9/11 at least).