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Lost me at "millennial". How can people jump on the millennial-hating train and not see it as the "kids these days" "get off my lawn" horseshit that it really i

Lost me at "millennial". How can people jump on the millennial-hating train and not see it as the "kids these days" "get off my lawn" horseshit that it really is? The author could use a good editor.

tracker1 9y ago
It's a matter of numbers that take generalities to extremes. Thirty years ago, some of the things I read about in all seriousness with serious tone would have been laughed at as having no basis for debate or serious consideration. Yes, people should generally feel relatively safe at school. But the idea that we should regress back to segregated living and social quarters because some people can't handle being in a situation with someone that disagrees with them, or perhaps has a better argument? As a libertarian and a deist, I'm on the outs with almost anyone who tends towards most extremes (even people in my own party, "taxation is theft" mantra for example). There were pacifists in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc... They've always been there. But today as long as it's your guy being the agressor it seems to be okay, but as soon as it's the other guy, it's all bad. It's like all reason and accountability went out the window at some point. Yes, some of what gets reported is sensational examples far from the norm... but it's at a rate that astounds me. There are a lot of people who have had a very sheltered existence and assume that what's fair is always what's right and that their sheltered view is what is real. It usually isn't.
- ouid 9y ago
  I honestly can't tell if you're taking a position on the use of the word millennial here.
  - braveo 9y ago
    He's explaining why he, and others like him, have difficulty respecting the people for whom the word 'millenial' applies. I think it's important to keep in mind that the term 'millenial' refers to actual people.
    - tracker1 9y ago
      Thank you, that's roughly what I was trying to say... short of digging up specific examples, that I don't fell represents the overall issue which is relatively hard to express void of specific examples. There are also plenty of people in the millenial generation that I wouldn't want to apply the term broadly to, because I think it has a relatively deserved negative connotation. Other than for comedic effect, I don't like generalities and stereotype expressions... but it really does seem to be a generational shift from a subset of Gen-X to a majority of Gen-Y and Millenials that just seem opaque when it comes to understanding anyone that doesn't agree with them, or has a different culture or perspective in practice. In some ways it's absolutely fascinating and in others it's absolutely terrifying and oppressive.
      - ouid 9y ago
        maybe it's better explained by the fact that never before did the social circles of children and adults align so closely.

Lost me at "millennial". How can people jump on the millennial-hating train and not see it as the "kids these days" "get off my lawn" horseshit that it really is? The author could use a good editor.

tracker1 9y ago

It's a matter of numbers that take generalities to extremes. Thirty years ago, some of the things I read about in all seriousness with serious tone would have been laughed at as having no basis for debate or serious consideration. Yes, people should generally feel relatively safe at school. But the idea that we should regress back to segregated living and social quarters because some people can't handle being in a situation with someone that disagrees with them, or perhaps has a better argument? As a libertarian and a deist, I'm on the outs with almost anyone who tends towards most extremes (even people in my own party, "taxation is theft" mantra for example). There were pacifists in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc... They've always been there. But today as long as it's your guy being the agressor it seems to be okay, but as soon as it's the other guy, it's all bad. It's like all reason and accountability went out the window at some point. Yes, some of what gets reported is sensational examples far from the norm... but it's at a rate that astounds me. There are a lot of people who have had a very sheltered existence and assume that what's fair is always what's right and that their sheltered view is what is real. It usually isn't.

ouid 9y ago
I honestly can't tell if you're taking a position on the use of the word millennial here.
- braveo 9y ago
  He's explaining why he, and others like him, have difficulty respecting the people for whom the word 'millenial' applies. I think it's important to keep in mind that the term 'millenial' refers to actual people.
  - tracker1 9y ago
    Thank you, that's roughly what I was trying to say... short of digging up specific examples, that I don't fell represents the overall issue which is relatively hard to express void of specific examples. There are also plenty of people in the millenial generation that I wouldn't want to apply the term broadly to, because I think it has a relatively deserved negative connotation. Other than for comedic effect, I don't like generalities and stereotype expressions... but it really does seem to be a generational shift from a subset of Gen-X to a majority of Gen-Y and Millenials that just seem opaque when it comes to understanding anyone that doesn't agree with them, or has a different culture or perspective in practice. In some ways it's absolutely fascinating and in others it's absolutely terrifying and oppressive.
    - ouid 9y ago
      maybe it's better explained by the fact that never before did the social circles of children and adults align so closely.