Beware of accounts promoting division between millennials & Gen Z. They’re trying to prevent a powerful political alliance.
Thank you for calling that out. I’ve saw them do that on Reddit right after the election.
Not drinking is actually a very good life decision.
Y’know what? There are people in every generation causing clichés and also enough people ranting about others clichés. As long as it’s in good humour, that’s fine.
Key point here: Millennials still make an effort to hang out, outside of the internet. Hoo boy that birth rate is really going to plummet. Lets see how well the capitalist’s infinite growth system works when the next 3 generations are smaller then each other. How does retirement work for the proles?
If you think capitalism is bad wait until you see what’s coming next: neofeudalism
Extremely wealthy few who control everything. No more payment, you’ll simply be a serf. No more owning, you won’t own anything, all in your life will be leased.
In that world, you have kids because your told to, or else. Individual freedom? What are you a lord? A feudal master?
I doubt anyone will have to be told to have kids. Putting people in misery will leave them grasping at anything to have a moment’s respite of pleasure. Right now they can do that with hobbies and ‘toys.’ In the future? Only the embrace of your fellow miserable hopefully-only-half-kin will be an option, and kids will start popping out.
That’s ok. At this point trump’ll tank it all first, saving us the reich wing tax incentives to bang out kids and talibangelicals preventing women from obtaining jobs or higher education so they can stay barefoot and pregnant kn the kitchen.
Suddenly realizes no one under 30 goes to the bars he goes to
Holy shit. I never thought about it, really.
I don’t go anywhere exclusive or special, really. They’re just not fucking there. 😯
There’s no reason. Drinking is expensive and even if you have friends it’s easier to talk to/play with them online. Also, women keep telling us they don’t want to be approached at bars, so now bars are losing the quick-fuck market.
Central Bank QE skyrocketed asset prices and rents increased dramatically, and higher interest rates need to crash the economy to restore balance. Its all the ebb and flow of monetary policy, which has dramatically misallocated capital via cheap debt.
sir this is a generational circlejerk
i don’t think this is a generational thing tbh
Does that not sound fun?
I was thinking the same thing lol.
Me and a couple buddies got motorcycles over the past year. We’re literally going to go for a ride tomorrow, then meet at the local axe throwing range. I’ve been looking forward to it all week!
That sounds so much fun!
When the fuck did my 40 year old ass become a zoomer?
Easy fix: drink.
I don’t want a fucken culture war between the generations like what happened with baby boomers. Gen X forward are all fine by me, live your life, be conscientious of other people and where they’re at in life, and for shits sakes lets be open to changing our societies based on different generational challenges. The generational wars were always stoked by cynical conservative bread and circuses propaganda, fuck em, stop paying them attention.
And this is why my millennial D&D group invites zoomers to join us, no better way to bridge that gap!
In my experience Millenials are super inviting to Zoomers, but not the other way around. But that could just be because they are literally slightly more mature than Gen Z.
I dunno if it’s maturity or just…
Look I interact with a lotta kids, and they are not alright. If you told me a large number of zoomers literally did not know how to invite their friends to real life activities, I would believe you. I’ve spoken with a lot of Zoomers who are so socially awkward they don’t seem to understand a spoken conversation. I feel like we have an obligation to invite them to stuff, just to show them that there is a world off the net that’s worth living in.
That’s how it always is. It has nothing to do with the “generation,” but more the stage of life someone is at.
I didn’t get invited to things with people a generation or two older than me when I was younger, because I was an immature little jerk. Now I do, because my stage of life is a lot more similar to theirs now that my kids are more independent and I’ve learned to behave.
I very met some very mature Gen Z! They just happen to be the ones that don’t spend a lot of time on social media haha
Make friends across generational and income lines. Yes, it gets awkward sometimes.
So you’re saying I should make a point of banging wom n in their mid 20s?
Not how I would have put it. I was thinking of platonic friendships
You’re right, I should have some purely physical, no strings attached flings with multiple women in their mid 20s.
No law against it, but not sure you’ve grokked the spirit of my original statement. It’s about building solidarity. I would add including across gender lines in your case.
If I were to prescribe a resolution for you this year it would be to become really good friends with 1 woman, and to fuck 1 man.
I’m serious. If you haven’t tried it already, then I think it might really shake some baggage loose for you.
The shitheads writing the culture war articles and voting for Trump and his kind in greater numbers than the boomers are Gen X.
cynical conservative bread and circuses propaganda
It’s not “conservatives,” it’s mainstream media in general. Mainstream media lives and dies by viewership/readership, and the thing that sells clicks/views the most is drama. Age related drama is timeless and relatively easy pickings, because it doesn’t really matter what you say about a given generation, a number of people will identify with it, a number will disagree, and everyone seems to have an opinion.
It’s incredibly stupid and a big reason why I generally avoid mainstream media, except for coverage of important regional, national, and international news.
Gen X and Millennials share quite a lot of culture in common. We grew up with not only a lot of the same pastimes, but the same media franchises as well. We played a lot of the same games. We both remember a time before everything was digital. Most of us were all latchkey kids and shared the same types of rebellion. We don’t really share that to the same degree with other generations.
I really like Zoomers culture, but I wish I could connect with it more. I get their values and everything you can study. I play DnD with a few of them. It just seems like a different culture. While that’s fine it does mean I have to find a way to relate. “Ah yes, I see your characteristic lack of self awareness and raise you my arrested development and my compatriots funkyo pop obsession. Well met.”
Same, but I gotta say that I have noticed a trend of zoomers just calling everything Millennials do as cringe. Usually every generation makes fun of the next generation, but this time it’s the other way around. Making millennials the target of both the older and younger generations.
Meanwhile me, who is lonely to tears, yet drinks alone and consumes brainrot content at the same time while crying:
Hey, hope you’ll learn to deal with self destructing habits, every steps in the right direction matters !
And dont be too harsh on yourself, perfect is ennemy of good as we say in France, especially if its derail you from wanting to get better :)
They should make a group for people who drink alone to socialize with, like “Alcoholics Identified” or something.
Hmm, maybe we could call it “Big Alcoholics Rally” or something. Maybe we could organize them as community centers, and give it a neat acronym. Hmm…
Hey. Don’t do that.
The first step to not doing that is to stop doing that.
You can DM me and we can be buddies. There’s a lot of social groups or clubs you can join to make some friends- I know that advice is tired, but it really works.
Do you have some hobbies? I’ll help you find a community or three. Don’t have any hobbies? Let me know what you like and we’ll find you some fun ones.
I know this is ironic on social media, but unplugging really helps me relax. Just no social media for a month. When I get antsy about it I do mindfulness exercises.
This one is just a personal recommendation though: I don’t like to drink when I’m down. It’s like keeping your head underwater while you’re drowning. I know it can be a release, but I was able to find other releases and I think avoiding alcohol when I’m down has gone a long way to making me happier.
This is all good advice, but even if you don’t follow it at least part of the issue isn’t that you’re alone, but what you’re doing while you’re alone…
Like. Years ago I decided to build a nine foot tall statue in the living room of my one bedroom apartment. It took me months, and it’s actually terrifying, but it also interests people. Like. No one responds to “I have an eight and a half foot tall statue in my living room” with “okay”.
Having hobbies isn’t just a way to meet people, it’s a way to learn new skills, grow as a person, and have something you can look back on and say “I did that”.
If you spent all your time alone building or making things you’d probably feel a lot better about the time you spent alone, and doubtlessly people would pick up on that
And before you say, “but hobbies are expensive,” I bet there are a lot of things you’re interested in that are cheaper than alcohol. You just need to find those things and start them.
Yeah. I was broke af when I made my statue. It’s mostly… I guess technically mortar. Cement and sand and burlap and chicken wire. Cement is not expensive.
And the best thing about hobbies is you can be creative. You can go dumpster diving to get “found materials” to make a statue, or go to the thrift store, or maybe the local wrecking yard. There are a ton of options for cheap stuff that can be attached together to make something interesting.
Try out some MeetUp groups local to you. I found a local Web Developers hang, a local Snow time activities and a local board game groups that i’ve met some cool people from!
Nooo, don’t drink alone. It’s so bad. I’m sending you an internet hug ☆⌒(> _ <)
Skip the alcohol and go to a modern laser tag arena with friends. Insanely fun. They somehow got the Halo 2/3 announcer over a massive intercom system, and they have similar games. Feels like a match from when we were kids!
We have inexpensive arcades as well, which are a ton of fun. $5 gets you about an hour of entertainment, and I wouldn’t go over 10 because you’ll probably get bored of the games before you use up your credits if you put too much on it.
Some other options:
- go karts - a little expensive for the fancy ones, so shop around
- shooting range
- trading card game nights at the game shop
These all cost money, but probably not much more than drinking, and they’re generally more enjoyable without alcohol. You can show up alone and have a great time, and there’s just enough social interaction that you won’t feel so alone.
But maybe this is my millenial side showing.
Skip the alcohol
No.
Depends on the arena. The one in my area, absolutely zero chance of them ever being that cool.
Also, I wouldn’t skip the alcohol. How else would I have had a couple full bottles of sake on my 21st if I had skipped it?
I’m so sick of IPAs, my god. Can you not make anything else?
You are allowed not to buy them, so far.
Yes, it’s possible to stay home and curl up into a ball.
it’s also possible to stay home and not curl up into a ball. There are a lot of options!
This is also yet to be banned.
I guess buying hops is a lot easier than gitting gud at brewing.
Most of CTs breweries also have a nice stout. My favorite is the romanov bourbon barrel stout at Woodbury brewing company.
The brewery near me has more non IPAs then IPA. They usually have at least one stout or porter, an American Ale, a couple Honey ales that are very popular and a Hefeweizen, at least one fruit flavored beer and maybe two or three IPAs on tap.
IPAs are just still very popular. My pet theory is that it’s partially the alcohol content as there are a lot of double IPAs that are high in alcohol content.
Oh it’s absolutely alcohol content, and a little bit of holdover from hipsterism. They also have a strong taste so it’s a good base to try out various different wacky flavor combinations.
I wish more places around here had American ales. Whenever I find a brewery that does it ends up being my favorite beer on the menu. I especially like the ones from thimble island and city steam.
Our best local brew(Red oak) is a Bavarian amber lager. Only the people that hate beer drink IPA.
Would you like me to add some fruit juice to your beer?
If that beer is an IPA, even fruit juice won’t fix the taste.
Before ipas we had really light stuff, browner stuff and black stuff. It was a little boring
Wait. What if I’m a millennial that doesn’t want to leave my house and spends all day consuming garbage content? I won’t go so far as to say brainrot, but it’s not really benefiting me in any way.
Though I will say I do like a good IPA but am not limited to IPA.
Cool.
I don’t drink at all and consume my fair share of garbage content, and I consumed way more when I was younger. I also don’t like going out, probably because I’m pretty introverted and going out w/ friends takes energy, so I save that for more special occasions like birthdays. My typical evening is playing video games, working on side projects, or reading a book.
I feel called out, somehow by both.
Me too, and I’m Gen X.
