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To The Older Generations Who Complain About Millennials, We're Cleaning Up Your Mess

We have better things to do than to try and help you set up your Gmail account.

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To The Older Generations Who Complain About Millennials, We're Cleaning Up Your Mess
Margaritaville University

Let's be real. Today's society is very different from what our parents know and even more different from what our grandparents' knew. We have new technology that helps with literally anything you want, we different platforms to use and the Internet is very much alive! We have different available shops, a majority of jobs can be done by robots or smart computers. The world is extremely different. Humans are much more aware of themselves and know what it means to be respectful, for the most part. People who are growing up with all this around them are aware of the true issues at hand and aren't being stubborn when talking about issues such as mental health or global warming. This generation is very open and understanding. Now, what are we suppose to do with our lives?

Like many families and individuals, we were all told to go to college. We needed to extend our knowledge and education. We need to become better versions of ourselves. The real concern is, how are we suppose to do that with the past generations breathing down our necks, with every little thing that we do? Parents and even just the older generations do not understand what it means to be a "young person" in today's society. Yes, we understand technology better, we can pick up on things pretty quickly, and we know how to connect the Internet to multiple devices. Still, the Earth is slowly dying around us. Animals are going extinct and global warming is very real. Racism is still alive and kicking, thanks to our President who think rape is a joke. Women rights are still a work in progress even though there are more women in corporate jobs than ever before. We have all these issues around us and those older generations think we have to just fix it.

Unfortunately, we don't have the answers to everything.

Believe me, we really wish we did.

We are working hard to pick up the mess from the generation before us.

The older generation just yells at us for being "too sensitive" or saying that their generation at better music or taste. Excuse me Carol, but last time I was at work, I was not getting yelled at by a younger kid but rather a grown adult who think that if they yell loud enough or threaten to shop somewhere else, they can get their money back. Before you start complaining about a generation that is far more advanced than you, look at yourself. Look at how the times have changed. The LGBTQ+ community has so many more rights than they have ever had before, women are pushing ahead a lot harder than before, and the world is understanding that mental health is important.

This goes for anyone. Stop trying to cheap laughs from your co-workers and complaint how these "millennials" don't know what it's like in the real world or how sensitive they are. If you are constantly talking about us, then it seems like your jealous of us. You keeping talking about us like we're that one person who got away. You wish you could understand but you don't. So go back to trying to figure out how the computer works. You complain about us too much and we have better things to do, like figure out to clean up the mess you guys left behind. Go back to trying to set up your Gmail on your flip phone.

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