Millennial about to turn 41.
I’m tired.
I’m not particularly fond of my fellow Americans anymore.
And I don’t have an ounce of patriotism left.
This country can go ahead and fuck itself. Which it appears to be doing pretty thoroughly. Dumbest fucking country in the history of the world if you take into account its wealth and influence compared to its quality of life and happiness index.
Weighing how much effort/money it would take to get Canadian citizenship and whether I have that kind of energy left in me.
Man, I felt this so hard. Every word of it.
My only two cents beyond that, I fear Canada is too close.
At this point I think if anyone loves America they’ve bought into Republican brainwashing. I don’t think I could love this country. Anything good has been stripped away.
The best parts are the natural wonders and some of my best friends. My friends can come from anywhere and aren’t beholden to their birthplace. The wonders are only wonders thanks to conservation, and Republicans want to strip mine Yosemite for oil and coal.
I’m tired, boss
Millennials were also the generation that got to watch the surface web turn into an abandoned mall.
Good times.
Early 2000s internet was so good. I don’t know that it’s possible to go back there. You needed it to be a little bit wild west, you needed to say “Hey, if I click this website, am I going to regret it?” But folks were generally real (except apparently the girls I talked to in AIM chat rooms, but hey, I survived).
18/f/cali is a mindset, not a statement of fact.
Agreed.
But I still debate whether or not unrestricted internet access as a older kid/teen was a good thing or not haha. I’m sure we’ve all clicked links we regretted or went to those sites (rotten, or other shock sites). If we didn’t see all that shit growing up, would we be different? I’m not sure, but would be interesting to see some research on this (there may be some already, I haven’t looked).
Anyways, I recently found a great website for lemon-themed recipes. It’s www.lemonparty.org, check it out!
Ah yes, the site for learning more about trump’s upcoming plans. Good share.
While being called lazy
I’m on the oldest edge of Gen Z, 27 year old here.
I can maybe handle my parents promising a good life for me before rug pulling that. Well, I can’t and that’s one of the many reasons why I have mental health issues.
I don’t think they could have predicted 3 economic crashes in my life before I turn the age they conceived me.
It’s just profoundly sad that there are people who were raised for this planet and the planet has changed fundamentally in the last 20 years alone. The technology, the temperature, the expected job market, the ability to own even basic things, the political climate.
Most people on Lemmy were raised with a bright future that has been dimmed each passing year. The only light we have are those we are close to.
I keep telling myself: could be worse. Could also be better, but could be worse 🤷😬
Not sure who I’m trying to convince haha.
I feel like I live in interesting times, and understand why it’s used as an insult
GNU Terry Pratchett
I just turned 33. I’ve had grey hairs since 29.
Grey beard hairs were sad but people said they made me look wiser. Grey chest hairs were weird. Grey pubes were kind of terrifying. The only properly colored hair on me is on my back now, and there didnt used to be hair back there. Its itchy.
Life is all a big joke. Still wouldnt go back to being young though in the current world if a genie gave me the choice. eff that.
That’s normal isn’t it. Every hair on your head you can keep is a win
And every hair on your back, shoulders and ass is step towards being Chuck Norris.
Yes, I remind myself that each gray is at least there. I have a wonderful, full head of hair, and I never take it for granted by shaving it off. It’s an insult to all of my bald and balding friends.
You can’t see the grey hairs if you shave your head.
More than half of millennials are >=37 years old now…hell, the oldest are in their mid forties now
And many of the “smart” ones still think economic market models are more accurate than reality.
I’m turning 42 this summer. I’m considered an “elder millennial”.
Just wait til you’re in your 40s…
Chaos is a Ladder.
But its a ladder that periodically collapses when you’re halfway up and leaves you splayed out on the sidewalk in horrible pain and with five digit hospital bills.
Yeah. I want to run for Congress in 2026 on a platform of “I can’t trust you fucking fucks to not fuck up this fucking fucker any fucking more.”
Enough with the pretty words and speeches. Where’s the candidate who’s willing to just finally say what we’re all feeling: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
In the 2020s alone we had COVID, Russian Nazis, and now Trump Nazis. Oh, and we went past 1.5 degrees.
Trump Nazis were 2015.
