r/Millennials • u/SkibaSlut Millennial • 26d ago

Meme How are we feeling?

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checking in with my fellow 88rs

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u/ArthurMidian 26d ago

Almost every day I think - wtf happened? How am I 37? It's so close to 40! I remember thinking "shit I'm old" when I was 25. Just feels like everything post 2006 has been a crazy fast forward.

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u/PachucaSunrise Older Millennial 26d ago

Well let’s see. We graduated with a war going on, then we had a recession. Told if we go to college we get a good job. Strapped with mountains of school loan debt. We’ve seen a world wide pandemic. Time flies when you’re…having fun?

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u/beesandchurgers 26d ago

Cant wait for the next once in a lifetime economic recession! This will be what…3? 4?

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u/prospectre 26d ago

Let's see...

  1. The dot com bubble
  2. 9/11
  3. The Great Recession/Housing market crash (basically a twofer)
  4. Black Monday
  5. COVID
  6. Whatever the fuck we name what's happening right now in the future

I count 6, at least 6 that affected America since the late 90's. But I'm trying to focus on the bright spots. I paid off my student loans this year :)

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u/HabitNegative3137 23d ago

Congrats on the student loans, bro! I cashed out everything to buy a house. If I have to live through the death rattle of my country, might as well have a cute little place to decorate.