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30 Now-Exposed Fake Facts, Misinterpretations And Plain Old Lies That Were Spoon-Fed To Millennials
Every generation has its own set of unique characteristics and events that shaped them. For example, millennials are known as the first tech-savvy generation because they literally grew up with the Internet and figured out how to use it.
Despite all the things they enjoyed, growing up as a millennial wasn’t easy. They were taught so many things about life that made no sense, and it’s only now that they’ve grown up that they’re realizing the truth. This list explores all the realizations Gen Y has had to come to terms with.
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#1
That no man in this nation, even the president is above the law.
Broadredpanda 10 months ago
Except for that dangerous POS that will be in charge of America. How anyone with his record is allowed this job is absolutely beyond belief!!
Parmer Engineering 10 months ago
Every president is above the law. Most have committed crimes and the justice department will not charge a sitting president. Those of you with social media sickness only like to talk about one in particular which shows your low IQ level.
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#2
Be loyal to a job and stay there for your entire career and that job will look out for you. .
Roland Nijveld 11 months ago
If you have no boundaries and willing to adore your boss, yes
Load More Replies... n75mk9nk2n 10 months ago
This hasn't been true since the boomers, and wasn't true for everyone even then.
Nimitz 10 months ago
Just turned 40. Been at my current job 4 years, every quarterly meeting management has promised over and over again that there is work and no one will be laid off, we've got work for years, and that even if we had to lay people off, outsourcers will be laid off first. December 6 they pull us all into a meeting, we're excited to learn the next project we'll be on, they give us 8 week notice that we're being laid off. I've never had a company not screw me in the end. They always lie, cheat, and steal from us
Lousha 10 months ago
I live in a formerly socialist country. Our system back then was deeply flawed and unsustainable, BUT from the citizens' perspective it was so much more humane and livable in a number of ways. I saw a documentary about a lilo factory a large town back in the day. I was so jealous! They had a stable job they could depend on, there were always available positions so if e.g. your wife also needed a job now that the kids were in kindergarten, sorted! They had community programs, a clubhouse for the workers, cheap holiday options in the factory's (simple, nothing fancy) resort, help with housing, travel etc. (Not mentioning health insurance because that has always been a given where I live.) So if they had no particular huge ambitions like being a CEO or something, people could enter this factory at 16/18, and retire in their 60s without ever having to worry about losing their income, having to learn a completely new profession etc. They could plan their lives around their jobs.
Parmer Engineering 10 months ago
Some will. Some won't. Stop being entitled and expecting everyone to cater to you.
Anneli Saksakulm 10 months ago
It was true in sovient union. People were given free apartments due their work
Feelings are fake 10 months ago
Job and career are two different things any intelligent human knows.
Joshua David 10 months ago
Former corporate executive HR here and this is not true at ALL. HR is put into place not to protect the employees, but to protect the companies from losing lawsuits and guidimg your managers in the proper way to work you out. Of course I was over tasked with a million other minute tasks, that is the nutshell version.
#3
Boys tease you/bully you because they like you!
Holy f**k did that advice send the wrong message.
Bonesko 11 months ago
Right?! 'This guy called me a fat b***h and pushed me down. He must like me!🥰' 🙄
Feelings are fake 10 months ago
Or maybe you just were, and he was being honest, damned if you do.
Load More Replies... Lousha 10 months ago
I was about 7 when I first heard that (from my own father), and I was very confused and mad about it. Like... Even if it's completely true, how is that and explanation/justification? Surely it's still WRONG for any kid to pull another's hair, trip them over etc.? It's like saying that "Little Greta is upset because her granny passed away last week, so she's now punching you in the nose, be okay with that!" I don't give a toss what others are going through if it manifests in aggression towards me.
Missy VanWinkle 10 months ago
Normalizes boys treating girls badly and teaches girls they should be grateful for it. Don't do this to your daughters!
KittyGaming 10 months ago
Fr, I'm in hs rn and ever since fifth grade boys have been teasing me, I'm still single, also doesn't just say "ignore them" it does nothing, they need to get in trouble for I don't know harassment even if it's not physical bullying
Parmer Engineering 10 months ago
This only applies to elementary school. If you think this lasts into adulthood, you're the braindead one.
Randy Sanders 10 months ago (edited)
From kindergarten on down maybe. But need to be taught different after the first, and only time
Generations are separated based on their collective attitudes, significant happenings, and even popular culture. Anyone born between 1981 and 1996 is considered to be a millennial or a part of Gen Y.
The reason they are called millennials is because the oldest members of their group became adults at the turn of the millennium. Even though Gen Y folks still consider themselves to be incredibly young, what’s shocking is that they’re predicted to make up the majority of the workforce by 2029!
Gen Y has had to learn and adapt to so much with changing cultures, trends, and attitudes. The only thing is this list definitely makes it seem like a lot of what they were taught about life was really misleading.
#4
All grown ups deserve respect.
Orwell 10 months ago
As someone stated in another comment. This was not true for Millenials. Gen X, yes.
Jamee 10 months ago
I'm gen x and I was taught that respect is earned not deserved, by my grandma born in 1933 who raised me.
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#5
The DARE program told me that around every corner there was someone looking to offer me free d***s. 40 years later and I'm still waiting for my free d***s.
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
I swear the new DARE program is turning the kids into narcs. My daughter asked me if I was doing cocaine because there was a straw in the car from my soda. And kept going through the house asking "what's this? What's this?' regarding kitchen utensils, knick knacks pretty much anything that might be d**g paraphernalia in a 10 year olds mind. Then last week she asked me what addiction was. I was so mad like what the f**k were they teaching you in DARE besides how to do d***s???
Bonesko 11 months ago
I actually was given free d***s once 20 years ago. I was a cashier at a gas station and I cashed out this guy and he left. About a minute later he comes back and he hands me a bag of weed and says "I found this outside, you should tell your manager." It was like half an ounce! I told him I'll deal with it and I sure did for the next week 🥳 haha. Why he thought giving an 18 year old kid a bunch of pot was the responsible thing to do haha
keyboardtek 10 months ago
I don't remember anyone "pushing d***s". We all mostly tried them at a party, liked the experience, then pursued buying them from who ever had some extra.
Parmer Engineering 10 months ago
Don't do d***s. Amazing how everyday we all see the effects of addicts and people STILL jump at the chance to do them
Katie Barnes 10 months ago
Did you check your Halloween candy? Apparently it's full of free d***s. /s
#6
The food pyramid. That thing was everywhere .
George Costanza 10 months ago
To be fair that food triangle above looks really healthy. Sweets/junk food at the teeny top, fruits and veggies at the big bottom. Just do that.
WindySwede 10 months ago
"The first pyramid was published in Sweden in 1974.[3][4][5]" - wikipedia 🙃
Even though people, at their core, are the same across decades, there are a few big differences between millennials and the generations before. Compared to baby boomers, research shows that Gen Y is more team-oriented but also a bit sheltered.
Millennials are definitely a lot more comfortable around technology and the Internet. They are also influenced by the culture and have grown up knowing how to communicate online. This is one of the reasons why this generation is so easily able to adapt to and accept new ideas.
The coolest thing about Gen Y is how diverse and more tolerant they are than other generations of different races, religions, and cultures. Luckily, this seems to be one valuable idea they learned well and that the next generations are following, too.
#7
You won't always have access to a calculator.
Roland Nijveld 11 months ago
My teacher said that when half the class already had mobile phones. This was like 1999/2000.
Warren Peece 10 months ago
I used a calculator for the first time after graduating from high school and used a computer for the first time after completing my first college degree.
Panda-sized Potato 10 months ago
Smartphones didn't exist in the 70/80/90s, so people couldn't imagine. Calculator watches did exist, though not many people had them. My dad was an architect, so he had one.
#8
If you go to college you’ll be set for life.
Captain Kakapo 11 months ago
And so you will. No one says it is going to be happy and prosperous life.
Schmebulock 10 months ago
No one ever said this. It was go to college to have a successful career.
WonderWoman 10 months ago
But if you don't go, you won't even get an entry level job, so it sucks either way
Nils Skirnir 10 months ago
Don’t know if anyone ever said that. Certainly not anyone I ever heard of.
#9
Recycling is nothing like what I was told it was.
George Costanza 10 months ago
My workplace had recycling bins for a few years. Turns out the janitor would just dump them into the same collective trash at the end of the day. Not a single thing was ever recycled, just all trashed. What a lie.
Katie Barnes 10 months ago
Our custodians do the same thing, unfortunately. We do have someone who volunteers to collect cans/bottles and return them for the deposit, which is donated, so at least there's that.
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ROSESARERED 10 months ago (edited)
Sadly general household rubbish is only a tiny bit of it. Big factories for retail stores, medium, small, and other businesses really need to look at how things are packaged. Today in my retail job I unpacked a box of stainless steel cooking tongs, pack of four, 12 packs in the box. Each pack of four was in a plastic bag....and that is just one example....absolutely ridiculous what comes wrapped, or separated, with plastic, that you, the customer, never sees. Òn the plus side, a new fake plant (ugg), had the ceramic pot cushioned/packet with honeycombed cardboard. So some factories are changing, but there is sooooo much that isn't.
Nils Skirnir 10 months ago
Well intentioned, but now in the US it’s mostly just to make us feel good. Most is just buried or shipped to Ghana
glowworm2 10 months ago
A few years ago, the rules in our town for recycling certain plastics changed. It used to be that if certain numbers were on the plastic, you could "recycle" it but it turned out that most of these products were difficult to actually recycle. This confused my poor developmentally disabled brother who is obsessed with recycling things.
A big “lie” that Gen Y was told a lot growing up was that if they worked hard they’d be able to afford a house and live comfortably. Unfortunately, inflation and other factors have changed that concept drastically.
According to Pew Research, millennials have more student debt than Gen X or baby boomers. This could be attributed to the Great Recession, which is also why they have been slower to start their own households. Many Gen Y folks still live with their parents and are okay doing so for a longer period of time.
#10
That quick sand is around every corner and super deadly. It turns out, that just ain't so.
Robert T 10 months ago
Having lived next to a bay with a high tidal change uncovering vast areas of sand, quicksand is a very real issue and it will kill you - mainly because you will drown if you get stuck in it and the tide comes back in. You simply don't go out on the sands without a guide. It's not generally a problem is you stay on the land!!!
Warren Peece 10 months ago (edited)
I got stuck in quicksand when I was 14 years old. It took me hours to get out. By that time it was after dark, the temperature was dropping quickly, and and I was soaked with water. If I hadn't gotten out, I'm sure I would have died that night - but it would have been from hypothermia.
Nicole Weymann 10 months ago
TV shows mostly. I remember several, crime and animated series in particular, where heroes struggled, sinking to their hips in quicksand, getting rescued by people throwing ropes, stretching out with sticks, or freeing themselves by grabbing at trees, bushels of grass or lianas. (Swamps, too)
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#11
Tongues have different taste zones. The tip of your tongue is where the Sweet taste buds are, up front on both sides is salty, back on both sides is sour, bitter is in the very back and the middle tastes umami.
Turns out that’s b******t.
LizzieBoredom 11 months ago
Are you sure? Because I think sweets are sent directly to my butt.
UKDeek 11 months ago
That's not taste zones, that absorption zones, as I suffer from the same problem!
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
I think that's true though. Cause I did my own experiments and sour tasted most sour in one side and same with salty. But it does sound kind of weird.
#12
If you work hard you can afford to live.
Nils Skirnir 10 months ago
If you work hard you have a better chance of surviving than if you don’t. That’s the only guarantee. The game is rigged
Feelings are fake 10 months ago
Your desires are rigged; the game is still the same.
Load More Replies... Schmebulock 10 months ago
Absolutely no one said this. It was you have to work hard to succeed which can also be false.
Baby boomers and Gen X were definitely doing their best when it came to raising millennials. The only thing is that they seemed to skip out on teaching them certain essential skills. A few gaps that research has identified are in things like budgeting, sewing, car maintenance, woodworking, and even survival skills.
This might be due to the fact that the older generations took such things for granted and grew up using all of those abilities. They might not have seen it as essential to specifically teach young millennials how to do all of that.
#13
"Don't swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for x years".
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 10 months ago
there's no light in the stomach so it wont grow, it will probably get dissolved by the stomach acid
Load More Replies... KittyGaming 10 months ago
It doesn't, it's just flavored rubber so it just doesn't get digested, it just comes out how it was
George Costanza 10 months ago
Nothing "sticks" to your GI tract. It's covered with slimy mucus. Everything slides right on out of there.
keyboardtek 10 months ago
My dad use to say that swallowed gum was the cause of an appendicitis. The undigested gum would go into the appendix and clog it up.
#14
Margarine > Butter
Ya… okay… what a load of c**p.
Apatheist Account2 11 months ago
This was understood in the 1980s. Not sure who was still peddling that nonsense years later.
WindySwede 10 months ago
The only thing I read, was that margarine supposedly were making Danish pastries more crisp?? But prob less enjoyable in taste?
Load More Replies... Randy Sanders 10 months ago
Never ate margarine, that I know of. Always had real butter growing up. A lot of it fresh churned.
Uncle Schmickle 10 months ago
This was put around by the margarine manufacturers, and the most incredible part of it was that Drs went along with it !
Robert T 10 months ago
Not better, just healthier. Even that is doubtful as it is massively processed to produce it.
George Costanza 10 months ago
Margarine isn't actually healthier. It's full of trans-fats and hydrogenated oils.
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April Pickett 10 months ago
No, it's not better, just less expensive. Remember, your parents were on a budget too.
KatSaidWhat 10 months ago
I preferred margarine back then because of the salt element. Now I eat slightly salted lurpak but quite like butter too.
#15
“It’s illegal to have the light on in the back of the car while mom is driving.”.
Ge Po 11 months ago
Ahem, it may not be stated as such in the law, but it can be considered reckless endangerment, since having a light on inside the car while driving when it's dark outside, will severely diminish your ability to see the road, other traffic, or objects (people, animals) beside the road.
Geoffrey Scott 10 months ago
Which is why my wife and I have a dashlight battle. She wants me to drive? I much prefer the cluster lights low.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
My mom told us the car wouldn't start unless all seat belts were buckled.
Schmebulock 10 months ago
Again no one said this. They said you weren't supposed to do it because it's dangerous and it is.
It definitely seems like millennials are doing incredibly well despite some of the weird things they were taught. Luckily, they were able to figure everything out for themselves and hopefully have passed their new learnings on to the next generation.
What is something you learned as a kid that you now feel makes absolutely no sense? We’d love to hear from you, so do share your thoughts in the comments.
#16
People hide d***s in Halloween candy.
Kare Deter 11 months ago
My mom used to "check" my candy. The next day half the bag would be gone because she found glass, razor blades, pins, unexplained needle holes etc. I grew up in fear of my neighbors because of this only to realize when I was older she just straight up stole all the good stuff!!
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
Why didn't she just candy tax like normal parents?
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Child of the Stars 10 months ago
No one is giving your 6yo free d***s. And anyone who is high enough to do it by accident is also too paranoid to open the door. (Not my joke, but I can't remember who said it!)
Feelings are fake 10 months ago
it was found this year in kids' stuff, but again, OP is an idiot.
#17
"Homework is serious business. If you try to be creative or funny on your assignment you're just going to annoy your teacher."
Having briefly worked as a teacher, this is the opposite of true. The teachers think the assignment is boring too, and they have to get through a whole stack. As long as you demonstrate understanding of the material and assignment, making them laugh will generally improve, not harm, their impression of you.
B W 11 months ago
You are in a corporation that is training you to be a better worker. Their idea of a great worker is one that takes work home. The system is fudged.
Nicole Weymann 10 months ago
Upvote for "fudged"! That's better than using umlauts and accents where they don't belong, plus it implies a sticky and possibly hot mess! 👍😂
Load More Replies... Kare Deter 11 months ago
As a math teacher I don't assign homework anymore. Do students need it to master skills? Yes, however, generally one student will do the work and post it in chats for everyone to copy so it can't actually be graded. I do get a chuckle when one is wrong, a LOT wrong, and 30 other papers are identically wrong.
Nils Skirnir 10 months ago
Homework is overdone. However, it is good practice if you’re really interested in a subject. Also good for learning how to learn. Most advanced education and training is learning in your own
Roland Nijveld 11 months ago
Homework is just a sign there is too much work for the time that's available. Basically the same as mandatory overtime. Never did it
#18
"You're going to be expected to write in cursive when you grow up.".
keyboardtek 10 months ago
What do signatures look like of those humans who never were taught cursive?
Randy Sanders 10 months ago
It's a shame that more people can't. Their handwritten text looks like a complete moron wrote it.
Orwell 10 months ago
Again, this is not Millennials. Millennials weren't taught cursive and had to figure out how to sign their names.
Lady Lava 10 months ago
Not everywhere. I (early millennial) learned to write cursive at school, and my daughter (11) learned it too.
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Huddo's sister 10 months ago
We were expected to write cursive when we were older. So much harder to do exams if you can't write quickly and legibly. Cursive is still taught where I live too. I still use it whenever I hand write.
April Pickett 10 months ago
We were expected to learn cursive, read it, and write it (boomer). We did. Younger generations barely know how to print, because everything is done on a keyboard. You'd think, instead of teaching them cursive, they'd get more classes in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Katie Barnes 10 months ago
They put it back into the curriculum where I live. It's only taught for one year and I have to squeeze it in when there are arguably more important things to spend time on but the kids here do learn it! Only about 1/4 of my class has any real interest in it, though. I tell them that they don't have to write in it but do need to be able to read it.
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Good grades means better jobs which = better pay.
Far from true. I am seeing people in real estate and businessmen making way more money.
Not just that but I have seen people with 2.0 GPAs get 6 figure salary jobs meanwhile some with 4.0 GPA still working at a low end job.
Apatheist Account2 11 months ago
I saw a stat today - the LOWEST paid Premiership footballer, who almost never plays in public, is paid £2000 per week. I retired after 40 plus years, being made a manager in 1988 in the largest company of its kind in Europe, and the most I ever made was £1000. You can be dumb as hell but if you can catch or kick a ball, you can make a fortune.
keyboardtek 10 months ago
A lot of career success is a matter of luck, being born into the right family, having a charming personality, being in the right place at the right time.
Nils Skirnir 10 months ago
I know several electrical engineers who changed careers to real estate because they weren’t making money. The engineers because they were flat out underpaid and subject to layoffs. Said real estate was easiest money they ever made
Katie Barnes 10 months ago
I always wonder how my small city can support SO MANY realtors who do so well. There are hundreds of them and a lot of them are making bank. The percentage they make vs what they do/contribute to the process seems really out of balance to me.
Load More Replies... Roland Nijveld 11 months ago
We have a mjllionar in our country and the guy came from a poor family and didn't even finish elementary school.
April Pickett 10 months ago
Yep, you're right. Some of it may have to do with personality, quick wits, and an eagerness to be 'out there'. Maybe those 4.0 GPAs have self-worth problems, maybe they like where they are. Have you ever heard of that PHD who makes his living weaving baskets?
Max Fox 10 months ago
Again, missing the point. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, better grades will hep you get a better job. For example, in most federal jobs, your college GPA has a very strong impact on your ranking as an applicant. A kid of a wealthy family is more likely to get a better paying job than a kid with low income parents, regardless of grades. However, a kid from a wealthy family who also has a college GPA of 4.0 will have more opportunities than a kid from the same income level who has a 2.0 GPA, and same for two kids who come from low income background.
#20
That running in a zig zag pattern away from alligators works. As a Floridian, my world exploded when I found out that wasn’t true. They lied to us in school.
Upstaged75 10 months ago
During the DC Sniper events we were told to not walk in a straight line in public parking lots/shopping centers. I guess they theory was that walking in a zig zag made you harder to shoot? No idea if that's true but it certainly made everyone look like they were drunk and staggering around. ;)
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
How did you find out this wasn't true exactly? Because I was still under the impression it was and wondering if you learned from experience
Doctor Strange 11 months ago
Alligators are ambush predators, not chase predators. If they miss the initial attack they Might try another grab, but they will not chase after you if you get away. They hunt by hiding and striking unexpectedly, as opposed to chase predators like wolves that run down their prey.
Load More Replies... Kare Deter 10 months ago
It just seems that running zig zag only slows you down. You cover less distance. Does zigzag work for anything?
#21
“Just go in and ask for a job”.
Andy 11 months ago (edited)
It's not so much "debunked" as no longer relevant. Back in the days before the internet when you needed to rely on job adverts in newspapers or signs in windows, going into places to enquire if they have any jobs going and drop off your CV was one of the most efficient ways to find out who was looking for staff, especially retail.
Child of the Stars 10 months ago
A lot of these on this list are like that. True at the time or at least an understanding of the data available, but things changed.
Load More Replies... Nimitz 10 months ago
I got told this over and over last time I got laid off due to a recession. I explained that it's just not possible, got called lazy. Now my dumbfuq boomer parents are trying to find post-retirement work. I told them to do the same thing. They tried. They were asked to leave. My dad especially has lost his s**t with the online application process. "Why do I have to fill out this form when the information is on my resume?" Welcome to the hell your generation allowed to take root old man
Warren Peece 10 months ago
That's the way I got my first three jobs. But that was a few decades ago.
Gatorraid 10 months ago (edited)
My father does this but it's when applying for a school or coaching center. This started when my younger brother wanted to enter a specific center with his friends but needed a guardian or parent to talk with the head. My father said "Well why don't you talk to them then as you're the one who wants to join them? You're old enough to be independent (he is 16)" and then my mother chimed in saying it doesn't work like that and then argument with my mother who disagreed with my father and him insulting her so badly she didn't talk to ANY of us (despite my brothers and I trying to comfort her and ice our father), eat lunch (had toasted bread here and there instead, tried to get her to eat something other than carbs) for 3 whole days. Idk what he said because he spoke too fast in our native non-english tongue but it sounded BAD.
#22
Not questioning leaders/authority.
Sand Ers 11 months ago
This is not unique to Millennials. The hierarchal/authoritarian type have been demanding this forever.
keyboardtek 10 months ago
I was a teen during the 1960's counter culture era. We learned not to trust authority because they were made up of humans, many of which are corrupt.
Load More Replies... Randy Sanders 10 months ago
I always questioned authority. And never followed the crowd. This has allowed me to survive some pretty hairy situations.
#23
"If you make good choices, you will be rewarded"
Sure, rewarded with more responsibilities (more work).
Panda McPandaface 10 months ago
Then the 'good choice' would be to find a different job that came with a wage to recognise your added responsiblities or a better work/life balance. The bad choice is just staying put and complaining.
Schmebulock 10 months ago (edited)
I think they are confused. The saying is true. A good choice is to not take extra work you're not being compensated for. What they meant is the reward for doing extra work is more work.
Roland Nijveld 11 months ago
Working hard isn't a good choice though. It's true but you just think you made good choices while you didn't.
keyboardtek 10 months ago
I was taught to "work smart". Figure out shortcuts and time saving ways to do the job. Then take a deserved break.
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That Beanie Babies would be worth a bunch of money when I got older. Am older. No such luck.
Feelings are fake 10 months ago
That's because another sucker needs to buy from you (the original sucker)
Tom Brincefield 10 months ago
My cousin made a decent amount of money on them. She sold them before the market crashed.
glowworm2 10 months ago
Didn't we all. I think the Princess Diana and Erin, the Irish bear may actually be worth something as well as the rare older ones, but not the rest.
CP 10 months ago
I never thought that. If everyone collects the same thing none of it will become rare and thus won't be worth money.
Load More Replies... Bonesko 11 months ago
TY beanie babies were all the rage around 2000. We were told they would be valuable and a lot of people went crazy for these little stuffed animals, myself included. They were cute, but I never made any money off of them.
Load More Replies... #25
Drink so so much milk.
Schmebulock 10 months ago
The dairy industry was good at propaganda and people are stupid. It keeps being proven over and over.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 10 months ago
they told me drinking milk would make me tall. I hate milk and refuse to drink it. I'm 5'7 which is a head taller then the person who told me this. take that mom!
Oerff On Tour 10 months ago
Lactose intolerance, about 65% of the people in the world have this.
CP 10 months ago (edited)
Really!?!? Edit, just confirmed. It is sad to see so much intolerance in the world today.
Load More Replies... keyboardtek 10 months ago
I remember reading something about dried milk being provided to Africans who were starving. Turns out it make them worse as most people of African descent are lactose intolerant and the milk caused diarrhea and dehydration.
#26
The focus on making as much money as possible, but not priortizing having a satisfying life.
Panda McPandaface 10 months ago (edited)
Whilst this has truth everywhere, it seems as if that single-minded drive for money is more prevalent in the US. In Europe, while there are people of the same mindset of course, there also seem to be more people that prioritise happiness and a fulfilling life over money. No-one wants to be in poverty, nor should wish it on anyone else, but being rich is in the end, not the be all and end all.
#27
If someone does something you don’t like, just ignore it.
Doctor Strange 11 months ago
Bullies Count on you turning the other cheek, because it means there are no consequences. It is tacit approval for them to continue.
Schmebulock 10 months ago
No one unless they are a complete moron has told another person to ignore violence.
Randy Sanders 10 months ago
Call them on it. Always! They will respect you. They may not like you, but who cares?
Westy 10 months ago
Are you serious? If I called out everyone who does something I don't like, not only would I feel like a jerk, I'd BE a jerk. There's obviously a threshold, but I'm not gonna jump down someone's throat for taking way too long to order a burrito during the lunch rush.
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#28
"You'll never get paid to play video games".
George Costanza 10 months ago
I mean most people really won't. Sort of like you won't get paid to play baseball or football. And small handful of people will. But you, statistically, will not.
Panda McPandaface 10 months ago
I take your point but statistically speaking that can be said of actors, artists, sportspeople, chefs, designers, most small businesses will fail, most investments will not make money. If people never take risks then they can never succeed. Unfortunately the vast majority of us will end up being depressingly ordinary, but I'd rather have tried and failed than spend the rest of my life wondering if I should have tried.
Load More Replies... The Commentator 10 months ago
I wish I could... I'm not enough skilled nor able to meet requirements for that kind of thing. Still play games in my free time though
Cal Jones 10 months ago
I was a games journalist from 1993 to 2000. It was fun while it lasted but the Internet did a good job of killing off magazines. Playing games (and writing about them) was part of my job but there was a whole lot of other stuff - visiting companies, liaising with PR people, commissioning freelancers to review games and editing their copy, finding games news stories and so on.
#29
The crust of the bread has all the nutrition which is why we have to eat it. .
#30
The permanent record is b******t. You can have fake college, fake jobs, and fake references. Most jobs never call or look into them.
Murdocksgirl 11 months ago
As a recruiter and someone who has handled onboarding for 7+ years, this is absolutely NOT TRUE. If you lie about a job, education etc, and we run the background there is a good chance (depending on company policy and any regulations they have to follow) that your offer would get revoke. Now obviously, if you put you started March 2024 at a Job but it was really April 2024 that is a different story, but I can personally attest to at least 150 people over the years (in both regulated and non regulated) who had offers revoked for flat out lying
highwaycrossingfrog 10 months ago
My sister recently started working one hour a day as a school playground monitor, and her start date got ridiculously delayed because the school were trying to get a reference from a job she left nearly 20 years ago. They eventually gave up and were like "I guess that subsequent job you held for 15 years that was more senior and headhunted you from your previous employer will have to do".
Cassie Casey 10 months ago
I had teachers and school administrators threaten me with things going on my "permanent record." Didn't keep me from getting in trouble at school, and when I saw my "permanent record" that was getting sent to colleges and jobs, it's literally grades. Nothing about actions or punishments.
Nimitz 10 months ago
Lol, as a millennial I've had to switch jobs every 3-5 years my entire life because of recessions etc. Most of the places I worked are no longer in business. I can make up damn near anything. I think exactly two of my references are still valid. My university doesn't even exist anymore. I can say anything
What do you think ?
Bonesko 11 months ago (edited)
Don't forget the if you run into a bear play dead. Personally I find this suspicious. I think this was made up by bears. 'Lay on the ground, cover yourself with honey and you'll be safe!' 😁
Nimitz 10 months ago
In Canada we have a rhyme: If it's brown, lay down; if it's black, attack; if it's white, say goodnight.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
You forgot waiting an hour to swim After eating. So pissed at all the swimming time lost. Just a conspiracy so the adults had A break from pool supervision
Sand Ers 11 months ago
Headline says "trickle-down economics". Not a single entry on the list has anything to do with that.
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
Now it says "30 wild myths debunked by millennials." unfortunately this is not because they listened to you but because they constantly change the titles so you think you are clicking on a new article
Load More Replies... Feelings are fake 10 months ago
BP has the most inept writers and content creators; I come here for the idiots and never leave without a smile after reading the comments.
Kare Deter 10 months ago
I'm Gen X and was brought up with most of this, but a lot of it was still true at that point. The last 30 years has seen a LOT of change out-dating much of this advice.
Load More Replies... Bonesko 11 months ago (edited)
Don't forget the if you run into a bear play dead. Personally I find this suspicious. I think this was made up by bears. 'Lay on the ground, cover yourself with honey and you'll be safe!' 😁
Nimitz 10 months ago
In Canada we have a rhyme: If it's brown, lay down; if it's black, attack; if it's white, say goodnight.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
You forgot waiting an hour to swim After eating. So pissed at all the swimming time lost. Just a conspiracy so the adults had A break from pool supervision
Sand Ers 11 months ago
Headline says "trickle-down economics". Not a single entry on the list has anything to do with that.
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
Now it says "30 wild myths debunked by millennials." unfortunately this is not because they listened to you but because they constantly change the titles so you think you are clicking on a new article
Load More Replies... Feelings are fake 10 months ago
BP has the most inept writers and content creators; I come here for the idiots and never leave without a smile after reading the comments.
Kare Deter 10 months ago
I'm Gen X and was brought up with most of this, but a lot of it was still true at that point. The last 30 years has seen a LOT of change out-dating much of this advice.
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