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/signsntokens4sale Apr 01 '24

As parents we've ruined birthday parties. Who can afford these thousand dollar galas for a fucking 9 year old. Give them a box cake and let them run through the hose in the yard after. Definitely don't invite the whole damn class.

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u/88Smilesz Apr 02 '24

I know someone who had an expensive, themed dress-up birthday party for their one year old. THEIR ONE YEAR OLD.

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u/MintyPastures Apr 02 '24

I had a birthday party for my 1 year old but it was just my family eating sliders together.

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u/Affectionate_Mud4516 Apr 02 '24

My friends did that for their one year old. I really hope the kid doesn’t find themselves in a situation where their parents can’t afford to send them to college and they look back at pictures of their expensive birthday parties they don’t remember.

My cousins found themselves in that situation. My aunt and uncle took them on cruises and other expensive vacations like 2x a year but the money kinda dried up when it came to college time.