Every generation has their thing, I suppose.

Beware of accounts promoting division between millennials & Gen Z. They’re trying to prevent a powerful political alliance.
- Thank you for calling that out. I've saw them do that on Reddit right after the election.

Millennials be like: Let's feed into generational hate we learned from the boomers.
- Wasnt the millennial hate the first post?
  
  Yeah when zoomers first showed up to adulthood I remember being surprised when they started ripping on Millennials first (making fun of our love of gifs, single panel memes, Harry Potter, etc.). It was a "what he say fuck me for?" moment and it's been going on ever since.
  
  Some zoomers are also guilty of generational hate.

GenZ here like, those things sound great but they also cost money.

I don't want a fucken culture war between the generations like what happened with baby boomers. Gen X forward are all fine by me, live your life, be conscientious of other people and where they're at in life, and for shits sakes lets be open to changing our societies based on different generational challenges. The generational wars were always stoked by cynical conservative bread and circuses propaganda, fuck em, stop paying them attention.
- And this is why my millennial D&D group invites zoomers to join us, no better way to bridge that gap!
  
  In my experience Millenials are super inviting to Zoomers, but not the other way around. But that could just be because they are literally slightly more mature than Gen Z.
- The shitheads writing the culture war articles and voting for Trump and his kind in greater numbers than the boomers are Gen X.
- Make friends across generational and income lines. Yes, it gets awkward sometimes.
  
  So you're saying I should make a point of banging wom n in their mid 20s?
- Gen X and Millennials share quite a lot of culture in common. We grew up with not only a lot of the same pastimes, but the same media franchises as well. We played a lot of the same games. We both remember a time before everything was digital. Most of us were all latchkey kids and shared the same types of rebellion. We don't really share that to the same degree with other generations.
  I really like Zoomers culture, but I wish I could connect with it more. I get their values and everything you can study. I play DnD with a few of them. It just seems like a different culture. While that's fine it does mean I have to find a way to relate. "Ah yes, I see your characteristic lack of self awareness and raise you my arrested development and my compatriots funkyo pop obsession. Well met."
- cynical conservative bread and circuses propaganda
  It's not "conservatives," it's mainstream media in general. Mainstream media lives and dies by viewership/readership, and the thing that sells clicks/views the most is drama. Age related drama is timeless and relatively easy pickings, because it doesn't really matter what you say about a given generation, a number of people will identify with it, a number will disagree, and everyone seems to have an opinion.
  It's incredibly stupid and a big reason why I generally avoid mainstream media, except for coverage of important regional, national, and international news.
- Same, but I gotta say that I have noticed a trend of zoomers just calling everything Millennials do as cringe. Usually every generation makes fun of the next generation, but this time it’s the other way around. Making millennials the target of both the older and younger generations.

Key point here: Millennials still make an effort to hang out, outside of the internet. Hoo boy that birth rate is really going to plummet. Lets see how well the capitalist's infinite growth system works when the next 3 generations are smaller then each other. How does retirement work for the proles?
- If you think capitalism is bad wait until you see what's coming next: neofeudalism
  Extremely wealthy few who control everything. No more payment, you'll simply be a serf. No more owning, you won't own anything, all in your life will be leased.
  In that world, you have kids because your told to, or else. Individual freedom? What are you a lord? A feudal master?
  
  I doubt anyone will have to be told to have kids. Putting people in misery will leave them grasping at anything to have a moment's respite of pleasure. Right now they can do that with hobbies and 'toys.' In the future? Only the embrace of your fellow miserable hopefully-only-half-kin will be an option, and kids will start popping out.
- That’s ok. At this point trump’ll tank it all first, saving us the reich wing tax incentives to bang out kids and talibangelicals preventing women from obtaining jobs or higher education so they can stay barefoot and pregnant kn the kitchen.

Not drinking is actually a very good life decision.

Old millennial here. Want to drink at home by yourself while I drink at home by myself?
- I already started
  
  But I fucked up, I'm with friends now and beyond drunk.
- We can drink at home by ourselfs while hanging out in the same discord chat
  
  This is the way
  Edit: (to add some actual discussion) it's honestly really nice since Ubers are getting expensive and no one will drink and drive. Sure it's not the same as hanging out in person but it's the next best thing.
- Late xennial here, you’re a little late, but sure.
  
  We drinking again? I still haven't stopped from last night.
- 🍻

zoomers don't leave the house because the world is currently on fire
- It's been burning since the world's been turning
  
  But we didn't start the fire!
  
  We didn't light it, but we're trynna fight it..
- World has always been on fire
  
  Shit sentiment tbh. The climate crisis has never been as bad, we're also experiencing the fastest mass extinction event in history. Far right parties dismantle democracies around the world, there's nowhere to go if you wanted to flee (besides, mass surveillance, border militarization and growing xenophobia made escaping much harder than it used to be). Life has rarely been as expensive as it is currently. So no, the world has never been as on fire as it is right now.
- You have the opportunity to help shape the new world.
- ... and if you're a stick (or a plant in general), the best thing you can do in that case is to not leave the house.
  
  Sometimes the best thing a flower can do is die
  ...wait I think that's the wrong reference
- thats not an excuse to be even more miserable. not that i dont do this too but still.

I feel called out, somehow by both.
- Me too, and I'm Gen X.

yes i do want to do the escape room axe throwing thing
- I do not trust certain friends around throwing axes precisely because they're way into the idea of throwing axes
- Then do it!

The Gen Z bit is accurate, at least for current college students. I'm amazed at how little they do, how few relationships they have, etc. I actually feel quite bad for them.
- The kids aren’t alright
- I also feel quite bad for us.
  
  I just generally feel bad.
- GenZ has fallen victim to car culture and commodification of literally everything. There are no places to go and many younger people never even knew different. Life's only affordable or respectable in the 'burbs where there's nothing to do and nowhere to go without a car. Meanwhile inner cities with intact structures are bulldozed for more car infrastructure or unusable because of traffic.
  Everywhere people can go costs money. Even the internet is no commons any more, peer pressure pushes people into walled gardens where algorithms push brainrot.
  You can't blame the people being affected by our literally unlivable world. It's been getting worse for some time now and in some aspects millennials had it worse than gen X who had it worse than the boomers. No single generation is to blame for losing the class war, however I hold every single person not fighting against the capitalist class accountable.
- Older Gen Z here. Getting involved in community organising helps.
- I feel bad that I don't see kids outside playing anymore, but I definitely see less young people out drinking and driving and getting into fights and shit as a plus in my book.
- It's hard when everyone is doing the same thing, there's a very strong force pulling you in that direction

Dang, am I a Gen Z now?

Other millennials go out??

Meanwhile me, who is lonely to tears, yet drinks alone and consumes brainrot content at the same time while crying:
- Hey, hope you'll learn to deal with self destructing habits, every steps in the right direction matters !
  And dont be too harsh on yourself, perfect is ennemy of good as we say in France, especially if its derail you from wanting to get better :)
- They should make a group for people who drink alone to socialize with, like "Alcoholics Identified" or something.
  
  Hmm, maybe we could call it "Big Alcoholics Rally" or something. Maybe we could organize them as community centers, and give it a neat acronym. Hmm...
- Hey. Don't do that.
- The first step to not doing that is to stop doing that.
  You can DM me and we can be buddies. There's a lot of social groups or clubs you can join to make some friends- I know that advice is tired, but it really works.
  Do you have some hobbies? I'll help you find a community or three. Don't have any hobbies? Let me know what you like and we'll find you some fun ones.
  I know this is ironic on social media, but unplugging really helps me relax. Just no social media for a month. When I get antsy about it I do mindfulness exercises.
  This one is just a personal recommendation though: I don't like to drink when I'm down. It's like keeping your head underwater while you're drowning. I know it can be a release, but I was able to find other releases and I think avoiding alcohol when I'm down has gone a long way to making me happier.
  
  This is all good advice, but even if you don't follow it at least part of the issue isn't that you're alone, but what you're doing while you're alone..
  Like. Years ago I decided to build a nine foot tall statue in the living room of my one bedroom apartment. It took me months, and it's actually terrifying,, but it also interests people. Like. No one responds to "I have an eight and a half foot tall statue in my living room" with "okay".
  Having hobbies isn't just a way to meet people, it's a way to learn new skills, grow as a person, and have something you can look back on and say "I did that".
  If you spent all your time alone building or making things you'd probably feel a lot better about the time you spent alone, and doubtlessly people would pick up on that
- Try out some MeetUp groups local to you. I found a local Web Developers hang, a local Snow time activities and a local board game groups that i've met some cool people from!
- Nooo, don't drink alone. It's so bad. I'm sending you an internet hug ☆⌒(> _ <)

Y'know what? There are people in every generation causing clichés and also enough people ranting about others clichés. As long as it's in good humour, that's fine.

Suddenly realizes no one under 30 goes to the bars he goes to
Holy shit. I never thought about it, really.
I don't go anywhere exclusive or special, really. They're just not fucking there. 😯
- There's no reason. Drinking is expensive and even if you have friends it's easier to talk to/play with them online. Also, women keep telling us they don't want to be approached at bars, so now bars are losing the quick-fuck market.
  
  Central Bank QE skyrocketed asset prices and rents increased dramatically, and higher interest rates need to crash the economy to restore balance. Its all the ebb and flow of monetary policy, which has dramatically misallocated capital via cheap debt.

TIL I'm a zoomer. Sheesh skibbidi rizz Ohio
- That's more alpha than zoomer.
  
  On God, no cap All facts no printer
  
  What's a zoomer? Old gen Z?
- What's the range of birth years for being one ?
- wait i always assumed you were anyways

Skip the alcohol and go to a modern laser tag arena with friends. Insanely fun. They somehow got the Halo 2/3 announcer over a massive intercom system, and they have similar games. Feels like a match from when we were kids!
- Skip the alcohol
  No.
- We have inexpensive arcades as well, which are a ton of fun. $5 gets you about an hour of entertainment, and I wouldn't go over 10 because you'll probably get bored of the games before you use up your credits if you put too much on it.
  Some other options:
  go karts - a little expensive for the fancy ones, so shop around
  shooting range
  trading card game nights at the game shop
  These all cost money, but probably not much more than drinking, and they're generally more enjoyable without alcohol. You can show up alone and have a great time, and there's just enough social interaction that you won't feel so alone.
  But maybe this is my millenial side showing.
- Depends on the arena. The one in my area, absolutely zero chance of them ever being that cool.
  Also, I wouldn't skip the alcohol. How else would I have had a couple full bottles of sake on my 21st if I had skipped it?

When the fuck did my 40 year old ass become a zoomer?
- Easy fix: drink.

I don’t drink because I don’t wanna, and I don’t leave the house often because everything is too expensive. Home is nice and I have everything I need here. I’m basically a mid-40s zoomer I guess.
- Same but also I don't have any friends to go out with anyway, to fill out the full requirement I guess.

Does that not sound fun?
- I was thinking the same thing lol.
  Me and a couple buddies got motorcycles over the past year. We're literally going to go for a ride tomorrow, then meet at the local axe throwing range. I've been looking forward to it all week!
  
  That sounds so much fun!

I've just spent my evening nit leaving the house drinking wine and playing hell let lose with nt wife sitting behind ne playing the sims.
That's peak millennial in my opinion
- As a millennial this hits way too close to home lol - although I guess now it’s Inzoi for her instead of the sims (for a bit).
- I played on my Steam Deck while my SO watched some drama last night, and we ended the evening w/ my SO bawling into my shoulder about something emotional that happened, which I had no context for but still gave some emotional support for.
  Seems pretty Millenial to me as well. 😀
- Yoooo - played Elden Ring whilst SO played TOTK on the same couch drinking wine and then we went to bed and totally didn't do it because we're both super tired 🙌 Peak Saturday Night Millennial Club

I'm so sick of IPAs, my god. Can you not make anything else?
- You are allowed not to buy them, so far.
  
  Yes, it's possible to stay home and curl up into a ball.
- I guess buying hops is a lot easier than gitting gud at brewing.
- Most of CTs breweries also have a nice stout. My favorite is the romanov bourbon barrel stout at Woodbury brewing company.
  
  The brewery near me has more non IPAs then IPA. They usually have at least one stout or porter, an American Ale, a couple Honey ales that are very popular and a Hefeweizen, at least one fruit flavored beer and maybe two or three IPAs on tap.
  IPAs are just still very popular. My pet theory is that it's partially the alcohol content as there are a lot of double IPAs that are high in alcohol content.
- Would you like me to add some fruit juice to your beer?
  
  If that beer is an IPA, even fruit juice won't fix the taste.
- Our best local brew(Red oak) is a Bavarian amber lager. Only the people that hate beer drink IPA.

Gen X here. When I get bored I go out to eat by myself. Without the drinking though. I’m lonely, not gonna lie.
- I have a partner I love, still enjoy being alone when I can.
  
  I would too. I get overloaded on social interaction pretty quickly.
- When I am bored I go to the explosion museum of naval firepower. Its next to a brewery.
  
  Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
  Wtf its an actual place! The name sounds so ridiculous i's not sure if you were havin a laugh or not. :)

TIL I'm a 35 year old zoomer.

I knew it, I'm just a zoomer born early.
- As much as the whole generation thing is made up, sometimes being a zillenial (late millennial/early gen z) really makes one feel left out of everything
  
  Being old millennial is weird too, most millennials think I grew up in the 50s compared to their life experience. The generation gap between me and my dad is what kind of manual car with a carburetor and hand crank windows we consider ''new'' looking. But I entered the job market at EXACTLY housing bubble burst. And I was worried I'd get drafted for Iraq, but, alas it thankfully didn't happen.
  
  As you get older you will eventually be considered both. For example people who grew up believing they were gen X might technically be labeled millennial nows. Like there are millennials who are in their 40s

i don't think this is a generational thing tbh

Before ipas we had really light stuff, browner stuff and black stuff. It was a little boring

As a millennial I share these qualities with zoomers. I wish I had friends to go axe throwing with.
- I wish I had friends

I’ll be your friend. We’ll do stuff together. let’s go smoke a doobie outside of the gas station and play with our tekdeks.

My local Viking bar no longer has axe throwing, but they still serve Icelandic White Ale so it's still OK, I guess.

IPA?
- Non-joke answer: Indian Pale Ale, a style of beer popular with a lot of homebrewers and beer enthusiasts.
  
  thanks ^^
- Beer that tastes like soap mixed with flowers
  
  I'm a millennial who loves IPAs and this made me chuckle
- International Phonetic Alphabet
  
  Isopropyl alcohol
  
  I legit had this in my mind because I know nothing about beer and plenty about linguistics. "Millennials are bilabial trilling?"
  
  Made me laugh, first time today! Thank you 😊
- The cilantro of beer.

I'm kind of on the border between Gen Z and a millennial (1994) so I enjoy brainrot content but going out to go axe throwing or going to an escape room and having some drinks sounds amazing too. I wish I had friends to do that with :(
- We exist, come find us. 😁

Wait. What if I'm a millennial that doesn't want to leave my house and spends all day consuming garbage content? I won't go so far as to say brainrot, but it's not really benefiting me in any way.
Though I will say I do like a good IPA but am not limited to IPA.
- Cool.
  I don't drink at all and consume my fair share of garbage content, and I consumed way more when I was younger. I also don't like going out, probably because I'm pretty introverted and going out w/ friends takes energy, so I save that for more special occasions like birthdays. My typical evening is playing video games, working on side projects, or reading a book.
  
  That's exactly my stance too, tbh. I used to be extremely extroverted 10+ years back. I'd hit bars and just meet some really cool people. I'm a friendly drinker- sometimes a bit to oversharing, but better than angry. I'd talk to anyone with no fear and made a lot of great friends and acquaintances that way.
  Now I probably drink once every couple months because I live by my sister and she has a big back lot with a fire pit. She has to literally pull my teeth to get me out, though. They probably party every other week and even that is just too much for me.
  I'd much rather have a quiet day booting up modded Minecraft and playing with my gf on local lan, writing my book, or cuddling up with dinner and watching a movie.

I absolutely have been drunk and thrown an axe . Who hasn't?

I hate them both. I wish the silent generation was still alive
Not my fault you all had shitty grandparents
- They are, they're Biden's peers
  
  Have fun dying your Easter potatoes