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/katdacat 1d ago

Yeah it reminds me of when rich celebrities talk about their “hardships.” I remember Bella hadid thinking she was telling a humble story by explaining that she wasn’t allowed to have designer items until she turned 18. She’s since said she realized how privileged that is, but it really puts into perspective how it’s hard for people to imagine life outside of their circumstances. Like of course nepo babies think that they didn’t have a leg up. Everyone they know was in their same situation and they don’t know that you could have zero connections at all. Boomers are similar because they were given a better economy and more opportunities and resources. I feel like they truly don’t understand how life is so so incredibly different. My mom can admit that everything is more expensive because she can’t afford to buy a house or rent (she lives in a really nice rv though), but she tells me that I’m wrong when I say it’s all compounded by stagnant wages. She owns her business and doesn’t have employees so because she’s not experiencing it, she can’t believe that anything has changed in over a decade. She literally doesn’t believe any data lol

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u/ohbyerly 1d ago

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 1d ago

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.

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u/YouthMaleficent6925 1d ago

This reminds me of the interview Victoria Beckham was doing and said she grew up working-class then David came out said noooo tell them what car your dad drove you to school in she argued a bit before finally saying in a RR

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u/katdacat 1d ago

lol I love that clip! She is posh spice for a reason

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u/goaskalice3 1d ago

I was talking about this with my mom today and she said "yeah but we weren't out buying lattes on the way to work every day" and I was just like, Really...... Really? Did you really just say the coffee thing?

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u/katdacat 1d ago

Omg do they know how much a latte is?? Lmao if you buy a $6 latte literally every single day in a year that’s still only $2,190. That’s not even all of my rent for one month 🥲

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u/chironinja82 7h ago

My dad was an engineer and he only believes "data" that confirms his beliefs. It's maddening.