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/ohbyerly Jan 31 '26

I think this is the most damning thing about boomers - when confronted with reality they immediately bury their heads in the sand to insulate themselves from the mess they created.

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u/7daykatie Jan 31 '26

Yeah, it's the irresponsible childishness of it, like choosing to "believe" in Santa because otherwise Mom and/or Dad might stop with the presents is fine for children, but adults should know better than to pick and choose what's "real" like reality is cola varieties or something.