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What is up with the Millenials Do X, Millenials do Y? I don't remember reading this kind of stories for previous generations. Why are things attributed to a col
by jobigoud 7y ago
What is up with the Millenials Do X, Millenials do Y? I don't remember reading this kind of stories for previous generations. Why are things attributed to a collective like this, it's weird.
- Sniffnoy 7y agoOn the contrary, it's not weird at all. It's incorrect, but such thinking in collectives is entirely natural. It's seeing past such things and recognizing that one should not to attribute things to collectives like this that is unusual.
- yoz-y 7y agoMaybe it's an immune system reaction to so many articles insinuating that millennials are lazy, doomed or spend all of their time on Instagram.
- andai 7y agoYou left out the part where we aren't getting laid.
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- navigatesol 7y ago>Why are things attributed to a collective like this, it's weird. Because when you look at broad trends you can see patterns among cohorts, and sometimes those patterns are important in economic and government policy.
- LargeWu 7y ago1. We have a lot more data now 2. We have a lot more publications now, that publish continuously, and those writers have to write about something.
- dfxm12 7y agoThere were a lot of "Gen X" stories around 10-20 years ago. Controversy, in this case pitting one tribe against another, creates cash.