Millennials are beaten down by political correctness, the cancel culture and never ending lockdowns

Well, they (I guess you could call it the NWO) have been brainwashing our children for decades for a certain purpose. We've not been sure of the exact purpose, but we can sure see the results. Apparently their efforts are working. Now, I'm one of the last of the Baby Boomer generation and I can see, in a lot of different age brackets, the desire to fit in with your peers and be like everybody else - the desire to be part of the "popular" crowd. That has probably been happening ever since there was humanity. But, this means you can't allow yourself to think for yourself, or you might be ostracized from the particular group you're trying to be a part of. Trying to be like everybody else for this reason has always had it's pitfalls and it seems like very few people - of any age - can avoid these pitfalls. It's nice to see in this thread that there are people who have avoided this trap and actually think for themselves. George Harrison had it right when he sang "Think For Yourself."

I've always avoided "trying to be like the Jones'" type of behavior because the Jones' weren't going in the direction I wanted to go.


TCB

a reply to: The2Billies

A lot of millennials have learned that money has become virtually useless, and financial responsibility is a joke.
And that our generation has become forgotten.

Growing up pre 911, I saw the switch in culture and youth, my generation believed in privacy, even on the internet.

Meta data in library's being used for investigation caused laws to prevent, 911 happens and that generation grew up with invasive measures, the same Gen putting up with all of this.


Nazi's learned all you need is the youth programed and you have the nation, we got a lot more than scientist from them, ideology and control of the populus came as a bogo it seems.

a reply to: dug88
I agree with you 100%. But in this world we are still being told that we are born racist despite upbringings. No one I know has ever treated a gay black man the way we are currently being treated.

At least those of us that are female, still stand a chance.. thanks to the gender inequality bs.

I myself was raised proper. I grow up with a belief, that if an individual man or woman can perform a task then they should be paid for said task equally.

(Example: women firefighters. They are rare because not many women are actually capable of carrying 250lb equipment and a 2-300lb adult. But some do, and it's great and wonderful thing to see.)

But the here and now, a scrawny 70lb woman who can't lift the weight now gets the same benefits and protections on the workforce in that job she can't physically perform.

The only true divide among the people was the individual limitations one put on themselves. Sadly the newer generation doesn't see that's how a majority of us were raised. I can't even recall a day I thought "black/white" over "boy/girl" based on their decision...

But it's not their fault to be honest, it's ours. We gave them more freedoms and less education by banning generic discipline. Shaming adults for spanking their misbehaving child to the point they often lost their kids.

That is where we failed, we failed teaching discipline and respect for adults. Think back the past 20years, how many news stories and laws were passed to protect a child from being spanked?

I knew a woman I admired, single parent. One day her teenage son disrespected his mother to such an extent it would of been equivalent to calling his mother a whore. Because he was 13 didn't like his new step dad, because they got into a fight. In which he was very much in the wrong. So then he turned around blamed his mom and called her trash for having that wonderful man in her life. Claiming she chose sex over him. Etc, anyway long story short. She turned around clocked him.

That man today has more respect for women, then every other person I ever met. Prior, he would of grown up a womanizer. As he was on that path thanks to his biological father.

She never abused him, and if he said the things he said to his own mother to any other woman he would of gotten a similar treatment, at least by any woman who respected herself and her choices.

But media never bothered to report what the child has done. Only that they got a spanking in public. So parents lost their rights to discipline.

When you tell Child to stand in a corner, it teaches them they are alone in their behavior. When you spank them it teaches them that their behavior hurts others and themselves.

There always was a difference between abuse and discipline. But media warped views so all discipline was abuse. Hence the next generation wound up raising themselves, seeing themselves as always right even when they are wrong.

Maybe this generation, when they have children will go back to the old ways of using discipline.

It takes a smart generation to produce a dumb generation, and a dumb generation to produce a smart one. It all involved the hardening of people. Their children will grow to want to be nothing like them.. and hopefully will strive for more freedoms and rights then what is the current standard.

So have faith not for our children, but our grand children.

I work with alot of generations, though the most annoying are the gen z, they honestly are lazy dont care about customers, they only want a pay, they dont have any sense of job satisfaction.treat customers like an annoyance to their day.

All these twerps care about is new clothes, shoes, fast finance, like easypay etc. They don't know hard times or have foresight to save for a rainy day.

I work with one 23 year old loser who has 90 thousand dollars of credit card debt, and finance on a 5000 car.

a reply to: The2Billies
It's the stages of grief.. don't worry.. millennials will rebound and the anger over what was taken from them will come to the surface.

originally posted by: The2Billies
I am now double vaccinated and went to a party last weekend with a group of millennials. It was outdoors and everyone stayed at least 6 feet apart.

Before COVID this same group was outgoing, laughing and had lively discussions. They freely discussed the events of the day, verbally jousting with good humor. All in all, their parties were lively and fun.

This time? It was so sad and so pathetic.

They watched every word carefully and watched people's reactions carefully to what they said and adjusted accordingly. They sidestepped issues and topics they never would have 18 months ago. They actually seemed afraid to be open and have lively discussions on things they would have engaged in 18 months ago.

They all seemed so sad and depressed. The kids ran around and laughed and had a good time, but overall the millennials seemed quietly despairing and depressed.

They talked wistfully about "real life", before COVID, and the things they used to be able to do but can no longer.

They all seemed to agree that the restrictions on their lives may never end and the government will probably keep a tight lid on the population from now on since it has done so successfully for the past 18 months.

It was one of the most depressing parties I have ever been to. I saw in what are well educated and highly successful millennials a quiet despair, depression, and fear of anyone who doesn't agree with them 100%.

They were truly clearly terrified to say anything that even might be considered offensive by anyone at all, to a ridiculous and very fear driven level.

COVID lockdowns, political correctness and the cancel culture have destroyed the confidence and soul of the millennials.

I don't foresee this generation ever recovering and forever living like the downtrodden and oppressed Chinese citizens, fearful, isolated, mentally depressed and soul crushed.

Just as I don't foresee their children ever recovering from a year of lost education as online education was terrible. The enforced isolation and lack of physical activity for the children was also destructive and detrimental to their mental and physical health. The children have a better chance of recovering mental health wise than their parents but I don't think they will recover educationally or get as involved in physical activity as they would have pre-COVID.

I think that millennials will be as negatively affected by the past 18 months, lockdowns, political correctness run amok, and the cancel culture of total annihilation of anyone not "woke", as the depression young adults were, who were forever traumatized by the 1930's.

Millennials? No real people? A narcissistic generation raised by mobile phones and sensory overload, Sexualised from birth.

A year of ‘education’ missed is unrecoverable, Your joking right? These happy consumers can’t change a tire and think recording an accident is lending assistance.

Maybe the influencers and YouTube entrepreneurs should shake the tree of life and see what falls out.

They have an axe to grind, learn to throw it or dig a hole and bury it.

Apprentice humans with crotch goblins attract zero sympathy from me.

a reply to: The2Billies

You think it's bad now - wait until the Chinese model kicks in.

originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: The2Billies

A lot of millennials have learned that money has become virtually useless, and financial responsibility is a joke.
And that our generation has become forgotten.

That’s a horrible take, not all of us are bad will our money. It would be nice if they didn’t keep stacking the decks for themselves while screwing the little guys, but it’s really not hard to save money, it requires being aware of ones actions.

a reply to: Rob808

My point was that even when we do save its a useless endeavor. The housing and labor market has proven that.
On top of that inflation eats away at our investments.

The old ways of living in a western society are over.

originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: Rob808

My point was that even when we do save its a useless endeavor. The housing and labor market has proven that.
On top of that inflation eats away at our investments.

The old ways of living in a western society are over.

Again, that’s a pretty poor take. There are houses for sale all over the nation for 100k. Work a full time job and didn’t bury yourself with 80 grand of credit card debt like many of my peers who talk like you? You can get a mortgage and pay off that house.

Sure, CD interest rates and bond rates are beyond terrible, but there are other ways to invest. Plenty of apps with easy entry into the stock market, crypto currencies, real estate... the rich keep getting richer, why is that? They are fiscally responsible which you shun. Stop buying vape/weed/beer/daily lattes monthly and subscription services and put that $ to work for you. Some millennials figured it out already, following GameStop?

a reply to: Rob808

Ah the old boomerism stop buying avocado toast.

You're assuming a lot and out of touch with reality. Just saying.

Millenials work more hours and more jobs than any other generation and majority of the consumer market is late boomers and gen xers.

Also, yea there's lots of cheap houses in the middle of no where.ost millennials entered the job market back in 08 - 09. Think about that. Now they are at the age where their starting to settle into working for themselves and buying homes. And its not as easy as you think anymore. You can't just put down 5% and get a home. Times have changed.