I don't understand 'millennials'

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A millennial can be somebody born between the 1980s and mid 1990s. So technically I'm a millennial.

But the thing is that most of the things people complain about 'millennials this millennials that' have nothing to do with my generation and it's actually the kids born after 2000 that fit the stereotype.
I didn't have the internet as a kid, we had a tiny tv, I spent most of my time playing outside (which nobody seems to do anymore) and working on projects, I wasn't spoilt, gratified for every little thing that I did, I was respectful, didn't expect anything from anybody and worked hard.

Of course not all 2000s kids are spoilt, lazy, little princes but they fit the bill better than me.
Either way, the millennial stereotype is completely wrong and I find it rather insulting.

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  • RoseIsabella
    6 years ago

    Too many God damn video games numb out their brains. In my day we had Barbi adventures everyday all summer long! Muthatruckin Star Wars action figures, ballet classes, swimming at the community pool, playing with all our awesome pets, having art contests with my sister & cousin, and riding our bikes is the way to do it up!

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    • megadriver
      6 years ago

      Action figures?! My grandpa made me a go-kart! At first it was pedal powered, then it was engine powered. I'd whizz about the neighborhood all day, or until I ran out of gas and then had to watch cartoons, play football and do boring kid stuff, cause my dad refused to fill it up again... Something to do with moderation. A thing I still haven't fully grasped.

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    • e51pegasi
      6 years ago

      Building rickety bmx jump ramps, rope tree swings, as you say Star Wars figures. Attempting to learn breakdancing on old bits of lino/vinyl. Camping out in the back garden eating midnight feasts of chocolate & other sugary delights. Pooling your lego sets to make monster creations that take many hands & many (rainy) days to complete.

      And good old climbing trees.

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      • Hateful1
        6 years ago

        Yes! Someone else that climbed trees.

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        • pendletonGibbs
          6 years ago

          I used to climb way up in the trees at parks and wait for people to sit on benches underneath so I could drop a load on them. It was fun until someone called the cops.

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    • Dustyair
      6 years ago

      HA HA! The community pool I played in was wall to wall kids. That water back then was full of snot, piss, and a little poop just for good measure. It's no wonder our generations have such tough immune systems ;)

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      • RoseIsabella
        6 years ago

        *poop*

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        • Ummitsme
          6 years ago

          And hepatitis C. Many of yall's generation contracted it during the Wilson administration when shared leach usage wasn't as regulated as stringently as it is today.

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          • Hateful1
            6 years ago

            What!? Woodrow Wilson died before my grandmother was born.

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  • Hateful1
    6 years ago

    Your talking about Generation Z, or Gen Z, I Generation, Post-Millennials, or Homeland Generation. There is no official name but Generation Z is the one most often used. Yes people are refering to the wrong generation in most cases.

    I'd like to point out there are just as many spoilt, lazy, little princesses.

    What I don't get is gen Z's tendency to fear driving. Didn't they grow up on driving sim's?

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  • Ummitsme
    6 years ago

    Like most everyone, I tend to believe that the demographics I happen to exist in is a bit better than the rest. Here you are you beautiful xennial:

    https://amp.businessinsider.com/people-born-between-gen-x-millennials-xennials-2017-11

    Just remember what is important: we are all of different races, colors, sexes, religions, genders, cultures, sexual orientations, ages, body shapes, education and intelligence levels.

    We need to distrust everyone who is not exactly like us and only trust in and never question our governments.

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    • Hateful1
      6 years ago

      Lol

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  • geek_god_101
    6 years ago

    One thing wether an individual is a Generation Y (aka Millenial) or Generation Z is the flakiness they have adopted. It is rather rude and dishonest. Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

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    • Ummitsme
      6 years ago

      I love your alliteration! That's so gen x!

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  • magic7
    6 years ago

    I used to drive a buckboard drawn by two horses even had a shotgun for protection.

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  • megadriver
    6 years ago

    I'd like to think this applies more to gen-Z, than it does to millennials. I never bitched about anything. I like to think I grew up well. I graduated, I got a good job and I'm close to starting my own business. Maybe I was a little spoiled, but nothing too bad. Tho some millennial traits do apply... I am a self-centered, money-obsessed douchebag that only cares for those around him (family and friends) and being better off than anyone else. Tho that might be a human trait, not just a millennial one.

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  • SmokeEverything
    6 years ago

    They are the most spoiled generation since the boomers, luckily baby boomers ran up ridiculous lines of credit buying crap they can't afford with the bills to be passed on to the whiny babies of today

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  • Dustyair
    6 years ago

    They act like whining babies, and call everyone silly names for not liking something they do, or giving them a little criticism about their lifestyle.

    Wrap your car around a telephone pole, ride your bike off a cliff onto the rocks below, go down hill skiing and slam into a tree, pop a wheelie on a motorcycle and flip over backwards. That's the kind of shit we did, no "safe spaces" needed, just plenty of pain killers.

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    • Ummitsme
      6 years ago

      You young whippersnappers with your opiates and blow up dolls. Must be nice! In my day we used to inject ourselves with rattlesnake venom just to ease the pain from rattlesnake bites. We used to carve pictures of tits into tree bark just to have something to look at while we jacked off.

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