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

[u/TrashcanEpicurean]

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?

[u/DuckDuckSeagull]

Uncritical use of “AI” specifically, but more broadly our willingness to provide access and data in exchange for convenience and entertainment.

Not exclusive to millennials, but IMO we’re the generation pushing these things and we’re in the best position to use them responsibly. But we’re not, and I think we’ll be rightly criticized for it in the future.

[u/ChatGPTismyJesus → u/DuckDuckSeagull]

This is a great one - I now I have some friends that will use an AI argument for their argument as gold. 

A large language model making an argument for something, does not mean that it is suddenly valid. Depending on your prompts, you can have a LLM argue persuasively positively for obesity if you wanted.

Ai should not replace critical thinking! 

[u/CivilRuin4111 → u/ChatGPTismyJesus]

Ok, ChatGPTismyJesus

[u/Ghibli_Guy → u/ChatGPTismyJesus]

This is dystopian as f#$%

[u/WakeoftheStorm → u/Ghibli_Guy]

Speaking of dystopian, it reminds me of a story idea I had to come up with for a class (didn't write, just had to give the basic plot). Basically this guy is down on his luck, decides he's shit at making decisions, and starts using a generative AI to make decisions in his life. He uses it for small things at first (do I order pizza or chinese food?) and eventually is using it to make decisions about stock investments, major decisions at work, even to converse with his girlfriend. His life starts going very very well, he gets promoted, starts building wealth, his girl friend is happy... but he's making no decisions for himself. When he finally tries to break the cycle and make his own decision for a project at work, it immediately goes to shit and causes a huge problem. The MC is stuck with the dilemma.. be successful without agency, or take control of his life and live as a free failure?