Oddbean new post about login | logout Millennials are spiritually much closer to the greatest generation than they are to boomers. Some of my fondest memories are sitting at his desk and listening to my grandfather tell WW2 stories. Thinking back on it, I never could relate to my father’s worldview. Whereas my grandfathers made sense to me. Greatest gen had the depression. Millenials had 9-11 and the great financial crisis. Doesn’t seem like it, but millennials are a hero generation. Their WW2 is going to be saving the republic.
I hope they do, it needs saving badly
Great observation. I think millenials are a lot more pragmatic than boomers
100% millennials will either give rise to new expressions of heroism and virtue or they will be crushed. Perfect conditions for greatness…
Thanks for putting this into words! My grandparents also tell me about their war stories. German villages didn’t really got impacted by the war, everything happened in the bigger cities. They had a really simple life, and they were happy building family, caring for the fields and farm animals. Such grateful and joyful people. They just did their thing because they had to, like, nobody was asking if they want to be on the field from sunrise to sunset - but somehow they were so grateful and happy. Still, they take nothing for granted, use up everything, especially food. They’re so hard working its literally in their blood. Hard times really create strong people, growing up in good times makes you take things for granted. The hardest part for millennials and GenZ may be still ahead. And we will grow strong. 💪🏼
GenZ and Millennials are quite different (staggeringly so IMHO). Amazing how just a few years can change a group of people. Wish I could better understand how "generations" evolve--and develop their characteristics. Certainly those characteristics do exist--although in many cases I think they're artificial (and a way to "group" folks and (frankly) stereotype them). Bottom line for me--doesn't matter when you were born, you have an opportunity in life. Work hard (i.e. pay your dues) and you'll succeed. If you want to live a "comfortable" life, you can settle for less (less work, less success). It's all up to you.
The millennials are Gen Z's apprentices. Gen Z's watched all the bullshit when the Boomers turned a blind eye in disbelief. Gen Z's watched the activist tree huggers destroy the timber industry while the politicians pushed the spotted owl hoax. They watched the globalist push holes in the ozone, global warming, and climate change. Gen Z's watched them push vaccines that killed and harmed many making up hoaxes like HPV. Gen Z's did the surveillance, collected the data, and trained the Millennials. Ain't no generation more special than the other because we are all in this together.
my person dick can sadly arrest that HPV is no hoax
What are the indicators? Symptoms?
literal genital warts are the symptoms. or are those also a conspiracy?
Sounds like herpes.
alas, not according to the urologist
Hopefully they didn't give you some experimental shit. I remember when the Gardasil vaccine was harming lots of women with neurological issues or something. Gardasil was the reason why I didn't take a rona vax crap.
I had my issue over a decade ago and it was a basic laser job. but I'm a dude and as far as I know, they don't offer us hpv vaccines. that being said , I know hpc vaccines are common now for teenage girls and I've heard some negative things but actually looked into it
You mean Gen X? Gen Z is in their 20's.
boomers are fucking clueless for the most part and can't comprehend the basic concept that a young person can't afford an entire college education by pumping gas on the weekends. when they talk about how little they made in dollars , they always forget to adjust it for inflation too
I’m guessing you’re a millennial? What fuels your words?
Hubris
Great, go save the world
Why use that as fuel?
Suggest a better fuel
Why fuel up and talk at all if hubris is what you got? Maybe keep quiet, reflect where you’re coming from. I feel little love coming from your note, just an opinion placing age groups into boxes and then generalizing them.
There is a generation called the Silent Generation that came after the Greatest Generation and before the Baby Boomers. Children of the Great Depression but too young to fight in WWII. They were basically the GenX of their day. My father was in his 50s when I was born, so he is of that Silent Generation. He definitely came off a lot different than Baby Boomers, and in many ways a lot closer to Greatest Generation types. The kind of guy that worked hard his whole life, thought for himself, didn’t complain, and left his little spot in the world better than how he found it.
I see Millenials as perfect spawn of the Boomers. Same entitlement.
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