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I'm technically a Millennial (born 1984), but everything about Millennial culture just makes me cringe. Same with this obsession with "artisanal" stuff, walkab

by amyjess 11y ago

I'm technically a Millennial (born 1984), but everything about Millennial culture just makes me cringe. Same with this obsession with "artisanal" stuff, walkable neighborhoods, and the like.

shiftpgdn 11y ago
What's wrong with wanting a walkable neighborhood and things produced by craftsmen instead of Chinese mass laborers?
- hueving 11y ago
  Chinese mass laborers make In-N-Out burgers? Walkable neighborhoods aren't particularly a problem, it's that the people that advocate for it pretty aggressively attack suburban living's support system to do so (cars, freeways, etc).
  - AndrewUnmuted 11y ago
    Cars and freeways are both examples of extreme largesse and horrible community planning. Freeways are some of the world's most dangerous public territories. Why would you discourage individuals from criticizing and judging these outdated, expensive, pollution death traps?
- banku_brougham 11y ago
  I the the objection is to the obsession with such things. Talking/posting about it all the time, etc. It's an unalloyed truth that artisanal pickles and cheese, purchased from local craftspeople, transported home on a workcycle, enjoyed on a freshly baked ciabatta, are the greatest things ever.
pnathan 11y ago
Born a year earlier: I love artisanal walkable neighborhoods handcrafted by locals. (to mock my own desires. :-) ). Can you expand more?
dkhenry 11y ago
I wouldn't lump "artisanal" and "walkable" as Millennial values. Remember back in the 80's we used to have neighborhoods we could move around in, and we would get things from local stores. Then as the 80's progressed and the 90's and 00's got underway we isolated people into sprawling sub-urban developments and everything became mass market and cheap. The older "Millennials" want to return to what we remember from our early early childhood, and I think that is different from the "I need everything in walking distance because I don't want a car" crowd

by amyjess 11y ago

I'm technically a Millennial (born 1984), but everything about Millennial culture just makes me cringe. Same with this obsession with "artisanal" stuff, walkable neighborhoods, and the like.

shiftpgdn 11y ago

What's wrong with wanting a walkable neighborhood and things produced by craftsmen instead of Chinese mass laborers?

hueving 11y ago
Chinese mass laborers make In-N-Out burgers? Walkable neighborhoods aren't particularly a problem, it's that the people that advocate for it pretty aggressively attack suburban living's support system to do so (cars, freeways, etc).
- AndrewUnmuted 11y ago
  Cars and freeways are both examples of extreme largesse and horrible community planning. Freeways are some of the world's most dangerous public territories. Why would you discourage individuals from criticizing and judging these outdated, expensive, pollution death traps?
banku_brougham 11y ago
I the the objection is to the obsession with such things. Talking/posting about it all the time, etc. It's an unalloyed truth that artisanal pickles and cheese, purchased from local craftspeople, transported home on a workcycle, enjoyed on a freshly baked ciabatta, are the greatest things ever.

pnathan 11y ago

Born a year earlier: I love artisanal walkable neighborhoods handcrafted by locals. (to mock my own desires. :-) ). Can you expand more?

dkhenry 11y ago

I wouldn't lump "artisanal" and "walkable" as Millennial values. Remember back in the 80's we used to have neighborhoods we could move around in, and we would get things from local stores. Then as the 80's progressed and the 90's and 00's got underway we isolated people into sprawling sub-urban developments and everything became mass market and cheap. The older "Millennials" want to return to what we remember from our early early childhood, and I think that is different from the "I need everything in walking distance because I don't want a car" crowd