Why are millennials hated and zoomers loved?

[Anonymous]

Zoomers are still young. Millennials will hate them eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zoomers or boomers?

Boomers are seen as selfish, former hippie "I got mine (to hell with you)" types. They ruined the planet. Hypocirtes who were all for "peace", then flipped as long as they can collect their social security.

Gen X were latchkey kids, fending for themselves, while both their parents worked hard and often - as Gen X will do.

Millenials are going to change the world for the better, I have no problem with them. They are educated and speak out, for the better.

My beef is with the "Greatest" generation - who are oblivious. They are reaping all the benefits of economy flukes and timing, while not paying it forward, but feeling supremely entitled. They bought a house for nothing ($30k in the hot areas in 1963), but think Gen X is "rich" for buying a house (at today's prices), without any help. Eff that. No one gave Gen X anything, for the most part.

Rich people, with generational wealth, also do not have my sympathy.

Gen X here.
Are we to believe that the “greatest generation” didn’t work hard? I doubt WW2 was easy for them. Also, $30K in the 1930s and 1940s was a ton of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Zoomers or boomers?

Boomers are seen as selfish, former hippie "I got mine (to hell with you)" types. They ruined the planet. Hypocirtes who were all for "peace", then flipped as long as they can collect their social security.

Gen X were latchkey kids, fending for themselves, while both their parents worked hard and often - as Gen X will do.

Millenials are going to change the world for the better, I have no problem with them. They are educated and speak out, for the better.

My beef is with the "Greatest" generation - who are oblivious. They are reaping all the benefits of economy flukes and timing, while not paying it forward, but feeling supremely entitled. They bought a house for nothing ($30k in the hot areas in 1963), but think Gen X is "rich" for buying a house (at today's prices), without any help. Eff that. No one gave Gen X anything, for the most part.

Rich people, with generational wealth, also do not have my sympathy.

Millennials were just as likely or more so to have 2 working parents and be latchkey kids. This gen x martyrdom is played out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Millennials are really entitled, raised in the medal for everyone (and if you don't do well in a test then you can just take it again) culture. They have no idea about the real world, never worked for anything, just want to protest all day and be given things.

Lemme guess. You are a Boomer.

A boomer who gave her children participation trophies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My theory is that Millennials are at the age where they think they know everything. But unlike past generations who were taught to mostly show respect to people older than them, Millennials were taught to be vocal and that they can do no wrong. As a result, I see Millennials saying things that come across as both obnoxious and ultimately oblivious.

Most old people I know aren't even grateful. Of some I know (for example): Their spouse served in the military, they got out of their hellhole home town, got to see the world, got set up in old age, got homeownership (sometimes 2 or 3 properties!), no threat of poverty, but grateful? Nope. They know everything? Sit down. If they showed humility or gratefulness, I would feel differently.

[Anonymous]

I think millennials got screwed and people keep gaslighting them. They were told go to college, follow your dreams, you can do anything, blah blah blah, and then they graduated with crushing student loan debt during a recession. So they are stuck with crappy jobs and too much debt after being told their whole lives they would do well following their dreams.

Millennials were given hope and got burned, Gen Z never had hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My theory is that Millennials are at the age where they think they know everything. But unlike past generations who were taught to mostly show respect to people older than them, Millennials were taught to be vocal and that they can do no wrong. As a result, I see Millennials saying things that come across as both obnoxious and ultimately oblivious.

Ma’am, the age where you think you know everything is 16. Millennials are almost in their forties.

[Anonymous]

Speaking as a millennial: we got a lot of stupid flack from boomers for no reason and haven’t forgotten it. Now we are the journalists and media execs and we are nice to Gen Z.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zoomers or boomers?

Boomers are seen as selfish, former hippie "I got mine (to hell with you)" types. They ruined the planet. Hypocirtes who were all for "peace", then flipped as long as they can collect their social security.

Gen X were latchkey kids, fending for themselves, while both their parents worked hard and often - as Gen X will do.

Millenials are going to change the world for the better, I have no problem with them. They are educated and speak out, for the better.

My beef is with the "Greatest" generation - who are oblivious. They are reaping all the benefits of economy flukes and timing, while not paying it forward, but feeling supremely entitled. They bought a house for nothing ($30k in the hot areas in 1963), but think Gen X is "rich" for buying a house (at today's prices), without any help. Eff that. No one gave Gen X anything, for the most part.

Rich people, with generational wealth, also do not have my sympathy.
Boomers didn’t serve in WWII, they were born during and after.

Gen X here.
Are we to believe that the “greatest generation” didn’t work hard? I doubt WW2 was easy for them. Also, $30K in the 1930s and 1940s was a ton of money.

[Anonymous]

I’m gen-X (mid 70s). I know many hyper successful millennials. I envy their sense of self, good relationships with their parents, and nice homes. Hopefully one day I’ll catch up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zoomers or boomers?

Boomers are seen as selfish, former hippie "I got mine (to hell with you)" types. They ruined the planet. Hypocirtes who were all for "peace", then flipped as long as they can collect their social security.

Gen X were latchkey kids, fending for themselves, while both their parents worked hard and often - as Gen X will do.

Millenials are going to change the world for the better, I have no problem with them. They are educated and speak out, for the better.

My beef is with the "Greatest" generation - who are oblivious. They are reaping all the benefits of economy flukes and timing, while not paying it forward, but feeling supremely entitled. They bought a house for nothing ($30k in the hot areas in 1963), but think Gen X is "rich" for buying a house (at today's prices), without any help. Eff that. No one gave Gen X anything, for the most part.

Rich people, with generational wealth, also do not have my sympathy.

Gen X here.
Are we to believe that the “greatest generation” didn’t work hard? I doubt WW2 was easy for them. Also, $30K in the 1930s and 1940s was a ton of money.

It may have been a ton of money back then- but relative to wage, that generation did FAR better than ANY other. Period.

I have family who lost everything (everything) in WWII - so your choice of discussion is ill aimed.

Greatest Generation is technically 1902-1927 - are you misquoting, PP?

1928-1945 was most of our parents, it was the "Silent Generation" - rightfully so. FAR fewer SAHMs than the "Greatest" Generation, in my world.

I know what my parents went through,, and my grandparents, and my great grand parents, first hand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Millennials are really entitled, raised in the medal for everyone (and if you don't do well in a test then you can just take it again) culture. They have no idea about the real world, never worked for anything, just want to protest all day and be given things.

My millennial was born to a 21 year old AA single mom. She has worked her azz off as have I.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m gen-X (mid 70s). I know many hyper successful millennials. I envy their sense of self, good relationships with their parents, and nice homes. Hopefully one day I’ll catch up!

+1

They be smart AF. Not sneaky, but smart. BIG difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a millennial: we got a lot of stupid flack from boomers for no reason and haven’t forgotten it. Now we are the journalists and media execs and we are nice to Gen Z.

Ooh, that's interesting and makes a lot of sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a millennial: we got a lot of stupid flack from boomers for no reason and haven’t forgotten it. Now we are the journalists and media execs and we are nice to Gen Z.

I think this is true.

Remember that boomers and older generations hated Gen X. Maybe millennials are just the only generation who will be nice to other generations.