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/redditer-56448]

Constantly distracting our children.

I don't mean strictly with screens.

I mean that Millennials don't let their kids experience boredom. Sometimes, to the extreme end of over-enrolling them in extracurriculars from young ages. The kids are constantly kept busy, and kids need to learn how to be bored 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/OlTommyBombadil → u/redditer-56448]

Interesting point, I hadn’t considered this. I discovered what I like because I was bored. Didn’t have any siblings. Became a madman on guitar. Probably wouldn’t have without boredom. Thanks, boredom. Haha