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I honestly can't tell if you're taking a position on the use of the word millennial here.

• braveo 10y 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 10y 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 10y ago
      maybe it's better explained by the fact that never before did the social circles of children and adults align so closely.