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JonAndKatePlusABird

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34. Yup, no TikTok for this millennial

Wed Jun 14, 2023, 09:02 AM

Jun 2023

FWIW, I can think of at least 8 people around my age that have zero interest in TikTok.

It’s only those in my age cohort as well with this sentiment, those both younger and older seem to have no issue with TikTok.

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Any Millennials on DU? [View all] qwlauren35 Jun 2023 OP

What don't you understand about them? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2023 #1

Please. We do not need any more intergenerational squabling. It almost always turn into ... marble falls Jun 2023 #2

I'm not sure why that would make anyone hopeful. BannonsLiver Jun 2023 #38

Not anyone at all? marble falls Jun 2023 #41

What are"boomer ideals"? BannonsLiver Jun 2023 #43

Let's see. qwlauren35 Jun 2023 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2023 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jun 2023 #81

I am right at the oldest Millennial but all of my friends are gen X. Claustrum Jun 2023 #3

Boomers were accused of this too, by older generations. yardwork Jun 2023 #10

Previous generations call newer generations 'lazy' for using the labor-saving devices Aristus Jun 2023 #39

"Lazy" basically means, "Will not be a punching bag for corporations." Oneironaut Jun 2023 #4

I'm learning this. qwlauren35 Jun 2023 #19

While some companies are still good, sadly, offices are becoming more impersonal. Oneironaut Jun 2023 #36

There have been polls that show that DU skews elderly. nt Autumn Jun 2023 #5

Yup ismnotwasm Jun 2023 #6

Those polls were a long time ago. DU now skews extra elderly. FSogol Jun 2023 #7

Sad to say DU is not a friendly environment for young people. Autumn Jun 2023 #9

I disagree. N/t FSogol Jun 2023 #20

Get on my lawn! Generic Brad Jun 2023 #23

As I have noted before.... DFW Jun 2023 #42

lol I was 46 when I joined 65 now! Tree Lady Jun 2023 #55

You joined DU about 5 months before me, but I was 39 at the time. FSogol Jun 2023 #60

yep my profile says I joined Tree Lady Jun 2023 #61

Honestly, that's one of the things I like about DU. BlueCheeseAgain Jun 2023 #30

I find that DU is not exactly a friendly environment for younger folks. demmiblue Jun 2023 #8

I'll find the link. qwlauren35 Jun 2023 #14

why is it so unfriendly? treestar Jun 2023 #58

Exactly. betsuni Jun 2023 #65

Because of shit like this. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2023 #82

I'm a boomer with millennial children. yardwork Jun 2023 #11

I am coming to understand this. qwlauren35 Jun 2023 #15

I have two millennial kids Tree Lady Jun 2023 #56

I am! vercetti2021 Jun 2023 #12

I'm so glad you're here! qwlauren35 Jun 2023 #16

Well i try vercetti2021 Jun 2023 #29

I'm an older millennial. Elessar Zappa Jun 2023 #13

So glad you're here! qwlauren35 Jun 2023 #17

It's not as if this place puts any effort into recruiting younger people... JHB Jun 2023 #18

Yep, I'm a Millennial (albeit on the older side of that generation). W_HAMILTON Jun 2023 #21

I am a very late (if born 2 and half months later I would be Gen Z) Millennial born in 1996. Celerity Jun 2023 #22

I'm happy to have millennial friends along with gen z and gen x. we can do it Jun 2023 #24

You've Gotta Love Millennials - Micah Tyler keithbvadu2 Jun 2023 #25

THANK YOU!! I could never figure who was what DFW Jun 2023 #44

wait... is that from "On Beyond Zebra?" eShirl Jun 2023 #64

It certainly is! DFW Jun 2023 #70

Those dates are a bit off Celerity Jun 2023 #68

Yeah! They're a bit flexible in different tellings. keithbvadu2 Jun 2023 #80

Those dates are not correct in terms of wide acceptance. Celerity Jun 2023 #63

Great, add some insecurity to my ignorance! DFW Jun 2023 #71

You are far from ignorant my friend, lol. Nor do I detect even a a wisp of insecurity. Celerity Jun 2023 #72

It occurs to me, ever more frequently DFW Jun 2023 #74

I am a Xennial (both Gen. X and millennial) LostOne4Ever Jun 2023 #26

Exhibit 1a of why millennials kind of eyeroll at these forums Tarc Jun 2023 #27

I don't find DU unfriendly to millenials... brooklynite Jun 2023 #28

Millenials haven't been in high school in at least around a decade at this point. W_HAMILTON Jun 2023 #32

Yup, no TikTok for this millennial JonAndKatePlusABird Jun 2023 #34

I have 2 millenial kids and they would never be interested in discussion forums, it has nothing seaglass Jun 2023 #35

My daughter is a millennial, born in 1985. ShazzieB Jun 2023 #50

Exactly this JI7 Jun 2023 #57

It's both. There is a lot if youth bashing (and denialism that there is) here on certain Celerity Jun 2023 #66

I can't imagine being in my twenties and having the slightest interest in such forums, I'd be betsuni Jun 2023 #69

get off my lawn pstokely Jun 2023 #31

I'm one JonAndKatePlusABird Jun 2023 #33

Most millennials have genx parents AKwannabe Jun 2023 #37

I'm a boomer, and I had one child, a millennial. ShazzieB Jun 2023 #51

I'm a boomer with two millennial sons mnhtnbb Jun 2023 #59

Lots of younger boomers have millennial children. yardwork Jun 2023 #75

I fall in that bucket by a few years, let me go over your questions Amishman Jun 2023 #40

Your First Paragraph After The Blockquote ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #47

Your job is a "necessary evil?" DFW Jun 2023 #62

I'm a Boomer GenThePerservering Jun 2023 #46

Yeah, don't get me started on the school loans relief. ShazzieB Jun 2023 #52

We paid for my kid's college so he didn't have any loans and I'm thrilled when when anyone Raftergirl Jun 2023 #53

I'm a boomer parent of a 29 yr. old millennial. Raftergirl Jun 2023 #49

My fellow Zillennials (cuspers born 1992/3 to 1998, I'm 1996 born). I love hearing success stories. Celerity Jun 2023 #67

Your son sounds like he has a great work ethic! yardwork Jun 2023 #73

Thank you. Raftergirl Jun 2023 #76

But to the point of the OP, he's not here. brooklynite Jun 2023 #77

True. Raftergirl Jun 2023 #78

Millenial here sakabatou Jun 2023 #54

Off by a year, my siblings are millennials though ecstatic Jun 2023 #79