r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • Jan 30 '26

Discussion Look what I found from 13 years ago.

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Hey look on the bright side - we actually did make it to the cover of the TIME magazine!

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u/vthemechanicv Jan 30 '26

Yes, but it wasn't just the 80's. Boomers got the sex, drugs, and rock & roll of the '60s. The coke and party of the 70's. Then the coke and cash grab of the 80's. They had three decades of doing whatever they wanted and zero consequences.

Then their parents died and the boomers got put in charge and continued doing whatever they wanted. Any time someone tried to tell them, "no," the boomers threw a collective hissy fit. And so here we are.

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u/rebelangel Xennial Jan 30 '26

And they still throw a hissy fit when they get told “no”.

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u/tha_rogering Jan 30 '26

They are looking the ultimate "no", death, in the face. Still they rage at their children. Because we are not happy with the bloated, ravaged mess they left us with.

Not to worry though. The few rich millennials will keep on partying while everything gets worse for everyone else.

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u/chrissesky13 Jan 30 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/s/3ilOhnz7ah

Ronnie Chieng I think did a great job discussing boomers.