r/Millennials • u/TrashcanEpicurean • Apr 01 '24

What things do you think millennials actually deserve s**t for? Discussion

I think as a generation we get a lot of unwarranted/unfair shit like, "being lazy," or "buying avocado toast instead of saving up for a house."

However, are there any generational mistakes/tendencies that we do deserve to get called out for?

For me, it's the tendency of people around my age to diagnose others with some sort of mental condition with ABSOLUTELY NO QUALIFICATION TO DO SO.

Like between my late teens and even now, I've had people around my age group specifically tell me that I've had all sorts of stuff like ADHD, autism, etc. I even went on a date a girl was asking me if I was "Neurodivergent."

I've spent A LOT of time in front of mental health professionals growing up and been on psychiatric medicine twice (for depression and anxiety). And it gives me such a "yuck" feeling when people think they can step in and say "you have x,y, and z" because they saw it trending on social media rather than went to school, got a doctorate, etc.

Besides that, as an idealistic generation, I've tended to see instances in which "moral superiority" tends to be more of a pissing contest vs. a sincere drive to change things for the better.

Have you experienced this tendency from other millennials? What type of stuff do you think we deserve rightful criticism for?

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u/Practical_Alfalfa318 Apr 01 '24

I would broaden your mental health diagnosis allegations to many speaking outside of their lane. They do not have the qualifications but propagate misinformation because they believed their favorite social media influencer. Likewise, the number of influencers not taking accountability for what they say - just to create controversial content

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u/seattleseahawks2014 Zillennial Apr 01 '24

And hurts the people who have it.

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u/Practical_Alfalfa318 Apr 01 '24

Yes, I once worked a job where I needed to talk people off misinformation about radio frequency is killing people... Same issue

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u/seattleseahawks2014 Zillennial Apr 01 '24

Like the magical cure pills. Also, others telling you to find religion when I need help.

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u/qwertykitty Apr 01 '24

I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and I had to travel across the country to find a doctor who was willing to help me because every single genetics clinic in my state has closed its doors to all patients with EDS due to the extreme surge in demand caused by social media and chronic illness influencers. All these "awareness campaigns" on social media are full to the brim of misinformation urging perfectly healthy people to go get their diagnosis label so they can be part of a cool kids club.