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This Millennial Writes A Rant On How Weird It Is To Be 25-35 Years Old
Often news headlines characterize millennials as entitled, lazy, self-obsessed and infantile people. This generation of young adults are mercilessly criticized for their use of social media, inability to become financially stable, take care of household chores and harming the economy by ‘killing’ various industries. In the sea of opinions, young adults often feel alienated and misunderstood which leads to them openly sharing their frustrations online. While baby boomers are judging millennials for their smartphone use and love of avocado toast, young adults are trying to prove how much the world has changed since boomers were young, by revealing how their life truly looks like.
A user named brujahinaskirt took to Tumblr to express her opinion on what it’s like to be a millennial. In a paragraph-long rant, she skillfully touches every worry a young adult has, making her words relatable for many.
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Another Tumblr user decided to dwell more into why many people of older generations think millennials are lazy and explain why they are wrong.
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E Menendez 5 years ago (edited)
I am a millennial and was able to put myself through college with no debt by going to community college first and only taking classes I could afford while working full time. It took me ten years, but I did it without debt and with my broke parents asking me for money. I pulled myself out of poverty and am debt free except for the house i own. My car is a thirteen year old yaris because I refuse to buy anything I cannot afford outright. And it runs great because I take care of it.
Dippin Dot 5 years ago
At *a week shy of* 37 years old I'm a Gen Xer or Millennial, depending on what your definition of each is. I am in a similar place as you, but growing up my parents prepared me for the financial investment college was going to be. Money was deposited into my bank account for Christmas & birthdays rather than getting presents like my friends, and I sacrificed extracurricular's in lieu of a job in both high school and college. But not everyone is that lucky; my ex-husband was under the assumption his parents had a savings for him; but when it came time to go to college he was given a loan application and was told "good luck" which is what a lot of new college students hear. Thankfully, because of my financial position and both of our full time jobs, we were able to pay his debt off in 10 years. But had it been both of us with loans that would have never happened.
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Astrid Nineor 5 years ago
I tend to disagree with all theese "Boomers"/"Miennials"/"gen x" whatnots, but this one actually seems to fit (at least my) reality. Only, add some people complaing about the cost of ther mountain cabin and boat while those my age might never own a house.
Lea Springstead 5 years ago
I may be a millennial, who is still struggling to get her finances in order, but I can cook a damn casserole that'll make you forget how to pronounce "macaroni and cheese".
Jo Firth 5 years ago
On the other side of the plate - I'm a boomer who has worked full-time for 42 years and still can't afford to buy my own house. I rent. So how about ceasing the ignorance when stereotyping my generation?
Sean Harrison 5 years ago
I'm GenX with a full-time job and I'm still living out of a van because I can't afford my own apartment, let alone buy a home (yet, I'm trying to save up for one).
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Hanni 5 years ago
Stop using stereotypes people. It hurts everyone. Using stereotypes is bad manners.
Ande Abdrop 5 years ago
isn't that a stereotype too? Stereo means 2, type is class, so the word means it's either one OR the other. Reality is much more complex logically, grows like a tree (yes/no/maybe) or (true/false/don't know) or even for 2 terms A and B (A=True, B=True, Both are true, None are true). Stereotypes are GOOD when used in a joke to warn us of a stereotype in society.
Load More Replies... Ande Abdrop 5 years ago
I am a Gen X, and I rent, don't own a house, don't want to either. I have no debt but no savings either. Our generation was the first to get screwed by the system, but many of my friends had a good start with their education (so did I) and are doing very well. I like the young gen, Greta Thunberg is really an inspiration for me. 2020=year of action!
Ande Abdrop 5 years ago
C: Greta Thunberg has been named Woman of The Year by TIME magazine. Your "fine education" didn't help you read a simple newspaper? Education doesn't grant wisdom: You must verify (yourself) if you want to know the truth... And the Truth is an ever changing Reality. Verify this and see if it's true (or not)! Being wise is being able to doubt about truths presented to you, verify them, and correct them. "Nativi, Veni, Vidi, Dice Veritatis" and "In se Numeros Veritatis". Both are true for me. What about you?
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Colleen Coughlin 5 years ago
It's practically impossible to get to where you want to be in life without putting yourself in SOME form of debt. As a disclaimer: YES I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT THE CASE 100% OF THE TIME. It's become so normalized to have to throw ourselves into a lot of debt to get ahead in life. Whether it's an education, buying a car, buying a home, etc etc. People dying left and right in debt until the day they die. It's such a horrible way of life. Makes me want to live off the grid and raise my family like they did way back in the day. We can't even live independently off the grid without government agencies coming after us trying to find some way to get money out of us.
BobbyMcD 5 years ago
Wages haven't grown significantly in 50 years. The cost of housing, college, and many other things have. Until wage stagnation is addressed we will continue to have each new generation that enters the workforce be worse off than the one before it. This isn't new for Millenials, it was there for Gen X as well, though it has certainly gotten worse. And it will continue to until we make changes to taxation, minimum wage, etc. That starts with different leaders in the White House and Senate. Until poor Republicans get this, I don't have much hope. It ain't about guns or abortion or immigrants - it's about money and always has been. Those other issues are just what some wealthy people in positions of power have used to distract voters from the money.
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
The OP read to me like she ranted it all in one breath. I tell you what, let's stop putting ourselves into all these categories then going along with them without deconstructing them. They're all b******t because there's such diversity between the lives of people born on the same day, let alone within 10 years of each other. There are so many factors that determine the courses of our lives that labels are worthless (always have been). This is one major flaw that humans have. We restrict our understanding of ourselves and each other by sticking labels all over each other as though they mean the same to everyone. With this, we are still stuck with primitive thinking.
E Menendez 5 years ago (edited)
I am a millennial and was able to put myself through college with no debt by going to community college first and only taking classes I could afford while working full time. It took me ten years, but I did it without debt and with my broke parents asking me for money. I pulled myself out of poverty and am debt free except for the house i own. My car is a thirteen year old yaris because I refuse to buy anything I cannot afford outright. And it runs great because I take care of it.
Dippin Dot 5 years ago
At *a week shy of* 37 years old I'm a Gen Xer or Millennial, depending on what your definition of each is. I am in a similar place as you, but growing up my parents prepared me for the financial investment college was going to be. Money was deposited into my bank account for Christmas & birthdays rather than getting presents like my friends, and I sacrificed extracurricular's in lieu of a job in both high school and college. But not everyone is that lucky; my ex-husband was under the assumption his parents had a savings for him; but when it came time to go to college he was given a loan application and was told "good luck" which is what a lot of new college students hear. Thankfully, because of my financial position and both of our full time jobs, we were able to pay his debt off in 10 years. But had it been both of us with loans that would have never happened.
Load More Replies... Astrid Nineor 5 years ago
I tend to disagree with all theese "Boomers"/"Miennials"/"gen x" whatnots, but this one actually seems to fit (at least my) reality. Only, add some people complaing about the cost of ther mountain cabin and boat while those my age might never own a house.
Lea Springstead 5 years ago
I may be a millennial, who is still struggling to get her finances in order, but I can cook a damn casserole that'll make you forget how to pronounce "macaroni and cheese".
Jo Firth 5 years ago
On the other side of the plate - I'm a boomer who has worked full-time for 42 years and still can't afford to buy my own house. I rent. So how about ceasing the ignorance when stereotyping my generation?
Sean Harrison 5 years ago
I'm GenX with a full-time job and I'm still living out of a van because I can't afford my own apartment, let alone buy a home (yet, I'm trying to save up for one).
Load More Replies... Hanni 5 years ago
Stop using stereotypes people. It hurts everyone. Using stereotypes is bad manners.
Ande Abdrop 5 years ago
isn't that a stereotype too? Stereo means 2, type is class, so the word means it's either one OR the other. Reality is much more complex logically, grows like a tree (yes/no/maybe) or (true/false/don't know) or even for 2 terms A and B (A=True, B=True, Both are true, None are true). Stereotypes are GOOD when used in a joke to warn us of a stereotype in society.
Load More Replies... Ande Abdrop 5 years ago
I am a Gen X, and I rent, don't own a house, don't want to either. I have no debt but no savings either. Our generation was the first to get screwed by the system, but many of my friends had a good start with their education (so did I) and are doing very well. I like the young gen, Greta Thunberg is really an inspiration for me. 2020=year of action!
Ande Abdrop 5 years ago
C: Greta Thunberg has been named Woman of The Year by TIME magazine. Your "fine education" didn't help you read a simple newspaper? Education doesn't grant wisdom: You must verify (yourself) if you want to know the truth... And the Truth is an ever changing Reality. Verify this and see if it's true (or not)! Being wise is being able to doubt about truths presented to you, verify them, and correct them. "Nativi, Veni, Vidi, Dice Veritatis" and "In se Numeros Veritatis". Both are true for me. What about you?
Load More Replies... Colleen Coughlin 5 years ago
It's practically impossible to get to where you want to be in life without putting yourself in SOME form of debt. As a disclaimer: YES I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT THE CASE 100% OF THE TIME. It's become so normalized to have to throw ourselves into a lot of debt to get ahead in life. Whether it's an education, buying a car, buying a home, etc etc. People dying left and right in debt until the day they die. It's such a horrible way of life. Makes me want to live off the grid and raise my family like they did way back in the day. We can't even live independently off the grid without government agencies coming after us trying to find some way to get money out of us.
BobbyMcD 5 years ago
Wages haven't grown significantly in 50 years. The cost of housing, college, and many other things have. Until wage stagnation is addressed we will continue to have each new generation that enters the workforce be worse off than the one before it. This isn't new for Millenials, it was there for Gen X as well, though it has certainly gotten worse. And it will continue to until we make changes to taxation, minimum wage, etc. That starts with different leaders in the White House and Senate. Until poor Republicans get this, I don't have much hope. It ain't about guns or abortion or immigrants - it's about money and always has been. Those other issues are just what some wealthy people in positions of power have used to distract voters from the money.
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
The OP read to me like she ranted it all in one breath. I tell you what, let's stop putting ourselves into all these categories then going along with them without deconstructing them. They're all b******t because there's such diversity between the lives of people born on the same day, let alone within 10 years of each other. There are so many factors that determine the courses of our lives that labels are worthless (always have been). This is one major flaw that humans have. We restrict our understanding of ourselves and each other by sticking labels all over each other as though they mean the same to everyone. With this, we are still stuck with primitive thinking.
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