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Here’s a tip: if you were planning on writing a piece that includes the words “Why”, “Millennials”, and a question mark? Don’t.Permalink On twitter.com
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Same goes for the phrase “Millennials are ruining the ________ industry”.Permalink On twitter.com
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First of all, millennials aren’t legion. (just like women aren’t, black people aren’t, latin@s aren’t, etc)Permalink On twitter.com
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But second of all, many of those pieces could probably be replaced by “millennials were screwed by banks behaving badly; have less money.”Permalink On twitter.com
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obviously that’s an oversimplification—millennials were screwed by a *lot* of things that boomers did. that one’s really easy though.Permalink On twitter.com
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“Millennials are ruining the paper napkin industry!” paper napkins are an expense and honestly a luxury. So… pragmatism wins the day?Permalink On twitter.com
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“Millennials are killing the diamond industry!” diamonds are expensive. oh also so is food in 2016, so, priorities.Permalink On twitter.com
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“Millennials never take vacations!” with what PTO? And what savings?On twitter.com
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Millennials gotta hustle just to stay in a job, and especially since boomers got that “kids don’t work hard enough” attitude, no time off.Permalink On twitter.com
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I’m gonna end this rant with sheepishly linking to a tweet I just realized could have saved me eight. @falchionpunch/768210664183791617Permalink On twitter.com
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(rant courtesy of @SaraLang tweeting @TheAtlantic’s “Why do Millennials hate groceries?” piece which wouldn’t be that bad but for the title)Permalink On twitter.com