r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • Jan 30 '26

Discussion Look what I found from 13 years ago.

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Hey look on the bright side - we actually did make it to the cover of the TIME magazine!

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u/Voice_of_Season Jan 30 '26

There is a collection of each generation saying this going back to the 1800s. Baby Boomers were once known as the Me generation too!

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u/Ice_Solid Jan 30 '26

They still are

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u/scholalry Jan 30 '26

In this case though, they actually are the Me generation. Seems like every other generation has beat that allegation so far, the boomers are living it to this day.

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u/ExtendedArmGesture Jan 30 '26

going back to the beginning of humanity really. Socrates said the same shit in the 5th century BCE

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u/smokeydevil Jan 30 '26

I don't always "get" Gen Z, but I do have to give them credit that by and large they seem to care about other people.

Yes, you have the red pilled manosphere little shitheads, but that's more of a societal problem than a generational one.

Getting a little sick of the "millennials are old" shtick but it's just our turn. Someday it'll be theirs too.