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Yeah American adults care way too much about the thoughts of young people, which is why this is not the oldest congress in history, the current and previous pre
by Pulcinella 4y ago
Yeah American adults care way too much about the thoughts of young people, which is why this is not the oldest congress in history, the current and previous presidents did not start office in their 70s, and millennials are never accused of eating too much avocado toast or killing any cultural institutions beloved by older generations.
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- omnicognate 4y agoFWIW the famous "avocado toast" comment was from Tim Gurner who, having been born in 1982, is (just) a millenial.
- tomhoward 4y agoIt was originally from Australian demographer/writer Bernard Salt, a boomer, and it was intended to be mocking of himself and his generation [1]. But people missed the joke and got upset about it. It was Gurner who later promoted it as a serious thing as part of his real estate business marketing. [1] https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/bernard-salt-says-his-smashed-avo-column-was-all-one-big-stitch-up/ https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/bernard-salt-says-his-smashed...
- omnicognate 4y agoHah! I just googled it because I'd seen "avocado toast" referenced enough times I finally got curious where it came from. I didn't realise there was another level to it. It's funny what gets people riled up sometimes.
- fooblaster 4y agoHey you are forgetting how the concern for the millennials ended all the nimbyist housing policy in the states, finally letting the younger generations get a meaningful foothold in the housing market.