# Millennials are killing... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820 "2017-08-16T20:26:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/21 "2017-08-17T16:49:24Z")
Millennials [are neo-Nazis and bigots](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-white-millennials-racist-20170815-story.html) too. Gotta love how generational stereotypes still abound, as the torch is passed from “boomers” to new categories of Evil. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/22 "2017-08-17T16:55:04Z")
Millennials killed wrist watches. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/23 "2017-08-17T16:56:33Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > I’m honestly sick and tired of people bitching about millennials, not least because the people bitching about them _are the people who raised them._ You have a problem with millennials? Look in a mirror to understand why. Yeah, totally. I just read a big long blog rant by a lady who was so tired of, I dunno, being nice or over-helpful or coddling to her kids or something. Granted, she wasn’t a boomer, she was raised in the 70s. Her parents sounded kind of awful, they weren’t too nice to her. Her kids don’t mow the lawn or do the laundry and she thinks they go on too many family vacations. She wasn’t joking, she was frothy. Somehow this was all somebody’s fault but never once was it hers. > [@BubbaDog](#): > > You know, they’re only killing everything to get attention. Give 'em all a participation trophy and they’ll calm the fuck down. I was listening to an NPR conversation that included a Sons of the Confederate guy. They asked him why it was so acceptable to have monuments that are “the equivalent of a participation trophy” and he immediately went in to “Kids these days…in my day…trophies…” completely proving the questioner’s point while trying to defend his own. You could hear all of the other people rolling their eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/24 "2017-08-17T17:30:57Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > BigT, sometimes you just gotta see the humor in a post. Millennials are killing comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/25 "2017-08-17T18:24:01Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > I’m honestly sick and tired of people bitching about millennials, not least because the people bitching about them _are the people who raised them._ You have a problem with millennials? Look in a mirror to understand why. > > hell, if I wanted to turn it around and make a sweeping generalization about an entire generation, I’d say this is nothing more than Boomers doing what they do best- trying to find someone else to blame for their own screw-ups. I’m Gen-X, and I don’t have any kids. Same goes for my friends. Can I have my mic back now? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/26 "2017-08-17T20:51:48Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > You know, they’re only killing everything to get attention. Give 'em all a participation trophy and they’ll calm the fuck down. OK, THAT’s funny! This certificate is hereby presented to Milly Millennial for her participation in the killing of brunch. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/27 "2017-08-17T21:51:23Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > OK, THAT’s funny! > > This certificate is hereby presented to Milly Millennial for her participation in the killing of brunch. I shot a brunch in Reno, just to watch it die. But I’m a tag-tail Boomer, so what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/28 "2017-08-17T21:56:31Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I shot a brunch in Reno, just to watch it die. But I’m a tag-tail Boomer, so what do I know? You shot brunch? I just publicly shamed it to death. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/29 "2017-08-17T22:02:07Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > it’s been repeated so often that it ceased being funny a long time ago. > > I’m honestly sick and tired of people bitching about millennials, not least because the people bitching about them _are the people who raised them._ You have a problem with millennials? Look in a mirror to understand why. > > hell, if I wanted to turn it around and make a sweeping generalization about an entire generation, I’d say this is nothing more than Boomers doing what they do best- trying to find someone else to blame for their own screw-ups. So, we should the Boomers’ parents for raising the Boomers wrong so that they raised the Millennials wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/30 "2017-08-17T22:10:47Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > So, we should the Boomers’ parents for raising the Boomers wrong so that they raised the Millennials wrong? Fuck-ups all the way down! ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/31 "2017-08-17T22:18:23Z")
OK, I’ll come clean- I have, in fact, killed trees. They were planted in a stupid place, and weren’t very healthy, but yeah, I killed like 5 of them, piled the carcasses and burnt them. You got me. Get the cuffs. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/32 "2017-08-18T00:09:11Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Fuck-ups all the way down! There has to be one of those bloody butterflies in there somewhere. It’s chaos, I tell you. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/33 "2017-08-20T06:07:41Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A millenniäl bit my sister. Mind you, milleniäl bites can be nästeï. I think, if millennials are ruining whoever’s “our” way of life is, it’s probably about time. The businesses I’ve seen so far complaining about it are all pretty moribund anyway. Also, no business is guaranteed obscene profits into perpetuity. Tastes change. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/34 "2017-08-20T20:11:23Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A millenniäl bit my sister. Did you have it put down? or simply quarantined? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/35 "2017-08-20T21:02:58Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A millenniäl bit my sister. A millennial ate my bai-bee. ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/36 "2017-08-23T16:48:26Z")
“‘Psychologically scarred’ millennials are killing countless industries from napkins to Applebee’s — here are the businesses they like the least” > **['Psychologically scarred' millennials are killing countless industries from...](https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-killing-list-2017-8)** > > There are complex reasons millennials' preferences differ from prior generations', including psychological scars from growing up during the recession. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/37 "2017-08-24T16:43:45Z")
The Cleveland Indians have decided that the best way to advise fans on decorum is to have incredibly annoying millennials explain behavioral no-nos on the video board just before the game. After seeing the presentation, it took all my self-control not to interfere with a home run ball and then run naked onto the field chanting obscenities. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/38 "2017-08-24T16:47:25Z")
Scrolling through Facebook, I’m amazed at, for a generation raised with the internet, how easily Millennials are trolled by every “Millennials are killing…” clickbait article. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/39 "2017-08-24T16:48:28Z")
> [@brujaja](#): > > I think, if millennials are ruining whoever’s “our” way of life is, it’s probably about time. The businesses I’ve seen so far complaining about it are all pretty moribund anyway. Also, no business is guaranteed obscene profits into perpetuity. Tastes change. Yup. All these articles should be retitled, “Yet another boomer-owned business fails to adapt to changing consumer demands.” ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820/40 "2017-08-24T17:09:02Z")
All of these posts and barely a mention of us poor Gen-Xers. We don’t get blamed/credit for killing things, nothin’. We can’t tell people to get off our lawns. We don’t destroy businesses. It’s all boomer this and millennial that. We truly are the Blank Generation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-are-killing/793820.md?page=3)