re: I've come to the conclusion that Millenials are giant pussies.

I think over 100 years ago, in the academic world -historians, social scientists, etc- people were quite centered on race. People knew what their clan was, they were proud of it, and they described the common attributes of others - positive, negative, and neutral. And really, everyone was like this, in most every country, it's a fairly natural conception if we're being honest about humans.


It's an oversimplification, but it always struck me when reading old history how nonchalantly races were described, it never seemed to occur to anyone that there was anything wrong with it. Lincoln and Douglas strongly disagreed on slavery, but neither had any qualms about describing things in racist terms. Much of Teddy Roosevelt's popularity came from harping on the idea that the great European races were coming together to form a super White American race. This was the real jingoism.

So, was everyone just a shithead back then? It seems across the board, the entire concept of racism didn't even exist. Obviously there would be shitheads as today, but the way you treated a person was a matter of manners and convention.

I think racism is mostly a manufactured concept, right down to the word itself. It was first called 'racial hatred' - but that was too strong. I've read letters between WW1 generals who are confounded at this new term and how it's being used to control people. In Russia, Trotsky coined the term 'racistov' and made 'racism' and 'antisemitism' punishable by death. We see hate speech laws now, any scientist who acknowledges race exists becomes persona non grata, and TIME magazine tells white people their baby is born racist.

I'm not a racist, I think everyone should have equal treatment from the law, and you should personally treat everyone the same. I'm not saying we should go back to that mindset. I'm saying it becomes an awesome excuse to bury, ban, and ignore (especially in today's Marxist schools) like 90% of the history books from that time because that's just the way people were - they pretty much all fail our modern 'racist' test. And if someone dismisses it out of hand, you might be missing out on valuable information. And the concept is put there to make us not notice things - and it's the racial aspect to this day where you can find some of the most obvious widespread pervasive lies

There's a reason that the letters D-N-R are in Bold size 42 font on that sign outside your room

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Unless they figure a way to save it in an app, no.

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I don't think we're the ones whining about it ending

I would posit that millenials are no more pussified than any other generation.

They (we? ) just have more avenues for their knuckleheads to let the world see their buffoonery than previous ones did.

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99% of all pop culture and media is crap

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And perpetuating "common sense" that is neither.

Also, you don't have to tell me about alternative choices. I'm saying mainstream choices mostly suck. Dumb people may eat it up and go right along. Intelligent people get arrogant or disillusioned, assume the reason is because the rest of the world is just blithering idiots, and withdraw to find some niche. This applies to pop culture and several other things

A lot of millenials get a bad rap because global communication is more prevalent than ever so you're able to see just how many idiots there are out there.

List of things that make millenials look bad:

Kylie Jenner is considered a role model
They are offened by everything
Technology makes things move convinent and makes millenials look lazy
The "me" attitude


To be fair, millenials are encountering a fu**ed up situation regarding:

This BS political system
Rich people making all the rules and getting away with murder
Lack of quality jobs and or pay due to the previous generation allowing stagnant wages

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What's particularly frustrating about baby boomers is they say millennials are lazy, entitled, etc.

Baby boomers could go to college for pennies compared to what millennials have to pay. They could buy a new car every three years working in a mud factory. Oh, and that job at the mud factory? They got it just by going up and asking for work. They could support a whole family on their mud money and their wives could stay at home and take care of the kids.

My aunt and uncle still live on an acre in a 3 bedroom 2 bath house they bought for $16,000.

My father in law went to med school at Lsu for $3,500. That's total, not just one semester.

A coworker told me a story that he got a $250 scholarship back in the 70s. That paid for all his tuition and books for a year.

It was MUCH easier for baby boomers to get started because they didn't have to deal with all the bullshite that millennials do. Cars were dirt cheap and you didn't need insurance. Every mistake you've ever made didn't follow you around because of the Internet.

The Millenials' parents told them their entire lives that they had to do well in school so they could go to college. They finish college with $50,000 of student loan debt, can't find a job in their field, and get labeled as lazy and entitled because they're waiting tables to pay rent. Then their parents say "why did you go to college if you're just going to wait tables? You could have done that without a degree."

Baby boomers need to realize how easy they had it instead of retiring at 60 and sitting in their recliners all day whining about lazy kids.

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Well said.

I'd like to add that Boomers came up in an age before real globalization. They weren't competing against slave wages in China, or dime a dozen programmers from India.

Gen X checking in here...

The main thing I find most disturbing is the emasculation that was mentioned on page 1.

Men can't be men. Women can be whatever they want to be.... but if a man wants to be a man, he's a shite head WASP.

It's no longer a virtue to be a Man.

The first generation to be raised in a society with this affection are the millenials.

I generally feel sorry for them.


Regarding "Define Millenials"....

I got my first cell phone at the age of 25.

My sister in law, who was born in 83, and could technically be called a millenial, didn't get her first cell phone until she was 18. Didn't have an email address until she was 19.


Compare that to a kid born in 1990..... By the time the kid could read, the internet was in every household. By the time they were interested in music, it was all free on the internet. If they got lost on a road trip, they flipped open their cell phone and use the GPS function to get them back on track. Instant everything.

Is any of that bad? Doesn't matter, it's the reality and it's the future.

In regard to defining generations, I'd put "millenial" as any person in the US born in 1987 or later, based on when the internet became a household utility and the rollout of associated technologies that would have been accessed by children during their formative adolescent years.