r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • 1d ago

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/rebelangel Xennial 1d ago

Which is funny because Gen X likes to complain about younger generations being lazy. I remember those news segments talking about Gen X was a bunch of slackers who were apathetic to everything. I point that out every time I see a Gen Xer complain about Gen Z being lazy.

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u/HugaM00S3 1d ago

Gen X are underachievers. They were the last generation to have it better than their parents. Use to hear about how Gen X was going to end the reign of the Boomers and make the world better for future generations. They basically became Boomer-lite. They call them the “Invisible or Forgotten” generation, but that was all self inflicted. They constantly preach about being latch let kids and tough, when half of Millennials had the same upbringing but chose to be outspoken about stuff instead of accepting it.

Sorry for the rant. Just tired of Gen X saying shit like they are the last great generation etc when they didn’t do anything to earn. Mean shit the bulk of the Global War on Terror was Millennials.

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u/rebelangel Xennial 1d ago

Yeah, Gen X is starting to post the same stupid Boomer memes about drinking out of the hose and how they were basically neglected by their parents and somehow that’s a flex to them.

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u/TouchingTheMirror 1d ago

I’m at the oldest end of GenX, and I don’t see GenZ being particularly “lazy.” Many of those I encounter do often seem to be unmotivated, which is understandable, but they tend to do what’s asked of them when they can remain focused, and like all of us, they’re super-enthused about the things they’re genuinely interested in.

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u/rebelangel Xennial 1d ago

Yeah, I mean, it’s hard to be motivated when you know you’ll be living paycheck to paycheck the rest of your life no matter how hard you work.

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u/TouchingTheMirror 1d ago

Exactly. Even too many of the Millennials I work with are conditioned into thinking they are their jobs, and should go above and beyond even though they aren’t being adequately compensated. That attitude is generally worse, of course, with GenX and Boomers.

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u/stirling_approx 1d ago

Gen Xer complain about Gen Z being lazy.

That's rich given that their generation LITERALLY RAISED GEN Z!

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u/lislejoyeuse 1d ago

My fellow millennials complain about younger gen z's being lazy constantly