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Technology has exploded since the 90s. We are on the fast track to the singularity and scientific advancements have led to all sorts of modern conveniences along with medical advancements that have helped keep people alive longer than ever.

How many of these advancements came from millenials? Its tough to say. But either way its a interesting time to be alive.



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Mr Puggsly said:
Eagle367 said:

Correction. Sports has been so much epic. You got messi and Ronaldo in football you got djokovic, Murray, nadal, nishikori, wawrinka and federer in tennis you have sachin tendulkar, MISBAH Ul HAQ, younas khan, virat kohli, Mcculum and A B deviliers in cricket. You have to be out if your mind to think sports has regressed

More importantly, MMA!

More Importantly, Tennis!



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Mr Puggsly said:
Eagle367 said:

Correction. Sports has been so much epic. You got messi and Ronaldo in football you got djokovic, Murray, nadal, nishikori, wawrinka and federer in tennis you have sachin tendulkar, MISBAH Ul HAQ, younas khan, virat kohli, Mcculum and A B deviliers in cricket. You have to be out if your mind to think sports has regressed

More importantly, MMA!

Boxing>MMA

Another reason this gen is so bad.



Turkish said:
Mr Puggsly said:

More importantly, MMA!

Boxing>MMA

Another reason this gen is so bad.

Tennis>Boxing=MMA



Just a guy who doesn't want to be bored. Also

This generational bullshit is really getting out of hand.



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Accomplished people tend to not bother pointing out that large a group(s) of people are unaccomplished because it accomplishes nothing. The seek to succeed for themselves rather than point to the failure of others. 



I'm a millenial and yes, we are the worst.



 

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Turkish said:
Lol no wonder this generation looks to the past. The current one is so bad.

And just as I write this, the Williams sisters and Federer are in the finals of Australian Open, now only Nadal left. A shame they all will retire soon, the younger ones lack the dominance and charisma of the old.

The william sisters, federer and Nadal are all millenials...



Turkish said:
Mr Puggsly said:

More importantly, MMA!

Boxing>MMA

Another reason this gen is so bad.

Different sport, boxers have generally had their asses kicked in MMA.

You don't get far just knowing how to punch.



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First of all, your music argument sounds a bit fogeyish "You call that music?!" Each generation gap has their own stuff that they consider music. I bet you're not listening to hit artists from the 1920s at all, right?

The rest comes down to opportunity. Baby Boomers were given the most opportunity, and as such, made the most out of it. However, most government policies that granted said opportunities were then revoked by Boomers as soon as they themselves were done with them, thereby denying generations to come. Then they have the gall to complain that millenials are "lazy".

Even now, Boomers are still running the majority of world governments, and Boomers are making legislation in their favour. Case in point, Negative Gearing in Australia, which deny thousands of potential new homeowners by government taking the side of "investment retirees", giving them tax cuts on investment property. This has, in fact, forced more potential homeowners into the rental market, with Boomers buying up all of the properties, forcing a newer generation to pay to the padded retirement funds of the older generations.

Check out the productivity vs pay rate graphs from the 1970s onward. Each newer generation has become more and more productive in the workplace, yet wages remain stagnant. In other words, millenials are the ones getting more work done for less pay.

There are multiple studies showing that this generation will be the first in modern history that do not turn out better than their parents. You call this laziness. However, with the facts showing just how easy Boomers have had it during their prime, and still rig the rules in their favour, they will go down as THE MOST selfish generation in world history, bar none!