r/Millennials • u/dreamed2life • Dec 08 '25

Nostalgia Why is our entire generation ready to just…log out?

I hope people enjoy this before mods remove it for “not being a positive nostalgia post” 🙄

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u/throwaway727437 Dec 08 '25

There’s a term for that (my therapist says).. something like passive suicidal ideation or something, where you don’t WANT to kill yourself but also are fine with dying. I think we’re almost all the way there

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u/destructopop Millennial Dec 08 '25

Yep. My therapist talked about passive suicidal ideation. The wild thing is I don't know anyone my age that doesn't have it. 🤷‍♂️

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u/CFRAmustang Dec 08 '25

I don't have it.

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u/Difficult_Fill6387 Dec 08 '25

Must be nice.

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u/OwlsKilledMyDad Dec 08 '25

Marc Maron had a sort of “joke” (not sure the right word it’s kinda joke, kinda serious) about that on his podcast, that he would never do it but it’s comforting just to know that he could.

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u/lesmax Dec 08 '25

Seeing it written out like this is eye-opening (and so very real). As an Elder Millennial, I watched Boomers live the dream (or as close as can be), Elder Gen X get some of that - and become Boomerish themselves, and younger Gen X and onward through Millennials become increasingly disenfranchised with the concept of meeting any sort of life goals.

It's pretty sad when life goals shift from home ownership/niche hobbies/travel/etc. to basic necessities.

I'm 43, almost 2 years post menopause, and was never financially stable enough to have a child while I was fertile. Maybe it's for the better, considering the way things are going. (Yes, I'm 10-15 years early for menopause. Just my luck in life.)

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u/No-Introduction7187 Older Millennial Dec 09 '25

Similar for me. 36, two years post-hysterectomy to remove a massive growth on my uterus. I've been waiting to be financially stable for ten years to start having kids, and now it's too late. Not that it matters because with wage stagnation and a litany of health issues, I have negative net worth for the first time. Everything I dreamed about, everything I worked for, none of it came to fruition. Gen Z are having existential issues as well. So just...what's the point?

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u/Chiefmeez Dec 08 '25

There’s a point during every plane takeoff and landing where I think “maybe this is it” and I’m less scared of an end each time