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Post by Turin not Torino on Mar 5, 2020 13:51:32 GMT -5
Yahoo story: 9 Surprising Things Millennials Spend Their Money On
Me: This should be interesting, since I'm technically a Millenial, though I feel my life lines up more with Gen X'ers
Yahoo story: #1 - Pets/toys/hobbies
Me: ....yeah, guess I'm a Millennial
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 5, 2020 15:12:16 GMT -5
Yahoo story: 9 Surprising Things Millennials Spend Their Money On Me: This should be interesting, since I'm technically a Millenial, though I feel my life lines up more with Gen X'ers Yahoo story: #1 - Pets/toys/hobbies Me: ....yeah, guess I'm a Millennial You might be on the border of the two but you don't have the mentality of an X'er imo. You seem more chilled out and in the loop of things.
And at the very least, you're not rude "can i speak to the manager" kind.
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Post by Turin not Torino on Mar 6, 2020 0:34:46 GMT -5
Yahoo story: 9 Surprising Things Millennials Spend Their Money On Me: This should be interesting, since I'm technically a Millenial, though I feel my life lines up more with Gen X'ers Yahoo story: #1 - Pets/toys/hobbies Me: ....yeah, guess I'm a Millennial You might be on the border of the two but you don't have the mentality of an X'er imo. You seem more chilled out and in the loop of things.
And at the very least, you're not rude "can i speak to the manager" kind.
I think a lot of my not being the "can I speak to the manager" kind has to do with the fact that I work in customer service - I know what it's like to get yelled at for stuff that has nothing to do with me. I think what I associate most with as far as not feeling like a millennial with is my different belief as far as work ethic when compared with the people I work with who are squarely in millennial land. When my boss tells me to do something, I do it, I don't say no or talk back or try to bargain as far as, "I'll do it IF you give me xyz". Also, I am not glued to my phone like those my age tend to be.
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 6, 2020 0:58:20 GMT -5
You might be on the border of the two but you don't have the mentality of an X'er imo. You seem more chilled out and in the loop of things.
And at the very least, you're not rude "can i speak to the manager" kind.
I think a lot of my not being the "can I speak to the manager" kind has to do with the fact that I work in customer service - I know what it's like to get yelled at for stuff that has nothing to do with me. I think what I associate most with as far as not feeling like a millennial with is my different belief as far as work ethic when compared with the people I work with who are squarely in millennial land. When my boss tells me to do something, I do it, I don't say no or talk back or try to bargain as far as, "I'll do it IF you give me xyz". Also, I am not glued to my phone like those my age tend to be. I'd atill say most millenials don't do that either. It's just a matter of people brushing off "oh you're lazy because you're younger." which is a mentality I think needs to die. Yeah, some people ARE jus lazy, but probably no more than any other generation has it's share of lazy or entitled folk.
The use/overuse of technology though is very real. But the older I get the less I find myself caring about new tech. But maybe that's also because I know enough about computers that I relate to that tech meme that's like "I am ready to shoot the printer if it makes a weird noise" and I don't care about whats NEW I care about what's FUNCTIONAL for me personally. and I literally only text or check facebook or google things on the fly.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Mar 6, 2020 3:45:28 GMT -5
Good evening everyone! I've read something so often that words have now become meaningless!
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Post by Turin not Torino on Mar 6, 2020 8:55:12 GMT -5
I think a lot of my not being the "can I speak to the manager" kind has to do with the fact that I work in customer service - I know what it's like to get yelled at for stuff that has nothing to do with me. I think what I associate most with as far as not feeling like a millennial with is my different belief as far as work ethic when compared with the people I work with who are squarely in millennial land. When my boss tells me to do something, I do it, I don't say no or talk back or try to bargain as far as, "I'll do it IF you give me xyz". Also, I am not glued to my phone like those my age tend to be. I'd atill say most millenials don't do that either. It's just a matter of people brushing off "oh you're lazy because you're younger." which is a mentality I think needs to die. Yeah, some people ARE jus lazy, but probably no more than any other generation has it's share of lazy or entitled folk.
The use/overuse of technology though is very real. But the older I get the less I find myself caring about new tech. But maybe that's also because I know enough about computers that I relate to that tech meme that's like "I am ready to shoot the printer if it makes a weird noise" and I don't care about whats NEW I care about what's FUNCTIONAL for me personally. and I literally only text or check facebook or google things on the fly.
I agree - there are exceptions in every generation. As far as my work and the departments that affect me, sadly it does seem to be the ones in their 20's with the chip on their shoulder that like to tell the bosses what they are and aren't going to do. I do think that laziness is more of a being younger thing though, regardless of generation - something that lessens with time and increased maturity. It's the brazen attitudes that I don't remember seeing before. That may just be a management thing though, where in the past that kinda attitude would get you fired, where as nowadays the management at my job is scared to fire anyone.
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Post by Mosspath27 on Mar 6, 2020 10:16:18 GMT -5
I'm inclined to think millennials and especially Gen Z are worse about it. Millennials grew up in the shadow of a phantom nuclear war and drinking DDT (which seems to me to have provoked more mollycoddling than discipline) and Gen Z grew up with parents who had nothing better to do than to threaten teachers for making their kids feel anything less than godlike. Both grew up under postmodern influences, which I'm sure doesn't help. Mind, my parents were Jonesers and are more critical of Gen Y than Gen Z for reasons I surely can't comprehend.
Of course, the caveat is, as always when making generation-wide sweeping accusations, that exceptions exist in plenty. I just seldom find those exceptions in my day-to-day affairs.
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 6, 2020 12:32:37 GMT -5
I mean I grew up poor and abused to hell so even though I'm a Z i relate to the millenial experience. Also because as far as new tech goes, the rural areas around here were late to the party. Growing with my grandparents where records, radio, theater, and libraries were still more of a culture staple than tv or movies also influenced that.
Growing up hasnt made me lazy, its made me lethargic and depressed.
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Post by Maplestone360 on Mar 6, 2020 23:18:35 GMT -5
I have been awake
for almost 42 hours
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Post by Sour Candy on Mar 6, 2020 23:46:43 GMT -5
Henlo
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Post by Turin not Torino on Mar 7, 2020 1:10:11 GMT -5
Maplestone360 that's not healthy
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Mar 7, 2020 5:36:03 GMT -5
Okay so hi everybody. I got my English Language GCSE results back today. I failed, 52/100. I'm sorry to hear that.
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Mar 7, 2020 5:38:16 GMT -5
I have been awake for almost 42 hours o.o Wow. What's up?
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Pansexual
Sparkly
Unofficial Forum President, and the unofficial patrol saint of black cats with blue eyes.
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Post by Sparkly on Mar 7, 2020 7:57:20 GMT -5
Okay so hi everybody. I got my English Language GCSE results back today. I failed, 52/100. I'm sorry to hear that. Yeah it's crappy lol. But I'll resit it in January, so, yeah.
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Post by Maplestone360 on Mar 7, 2020 19:56:22 GMT -5
Don't worry, I slept for like 12 hours after that 👌
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Post by Turin not Torino on Mar 8, 2020 0:42:01 GMT -5
Don't worry, I slept for like 12 hours after that 👌 I LOVE 12 hour sleeps Hopefully I'll get quite a few of those this week and next
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Post by mintedstar/fur on Mar 8, 2020 4:38:05 GMT -5
I second what Turin said!
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 8, 2020 13:51:19 GMT -5
Mmmm slepp
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Post by Protractor on Mar 8, 2020 18:11:18 GMT -5
Sleep good
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Post by Maplestone360 on Mar 8, 2020 20:48:21 GMT -5
I wish I could just sleep forever
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 8, 2020 20:49:43 GMT -5
pretty sure thats called death
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Post by Sour Candy on Mar 9, 2020 0:13:38 GMT -5
Eugh Skyrim has been giving me a headache all day
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Post by Fire the Watcher of the vale on Mar 9, 2020 0:43:48 GMT -5
Why, did you drink too much wine?
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Post by Sour Candy on Mar 9, 2020 1:35:46 GMT -5
Nah probably just had one mug too many of mead
But seriously my game keeps crashing in a certain area and I'll have to sort through all 240 of my mods to find out which one is causing the crash
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 9, 2020 1:42:35 GMT -5
That sure is a hefty load order.
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Post by Sour Candy on Mar 9, 2020 1:52:19 GMT -5
I like mods
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 9, 2020 2:01:40 GMT -5
Mine are usually just cosmetic. eyes, hairs, skins, bodies, more clothes, more armor...
Skyrim is my glorified character creator.
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Post by Sour Candy on Mar 9, 2020 2:05:46 GMT -5
I have a variety of 'em. Texture/Model replacers, quest mods, followers (though only two mods are followers), new weapons/armor, overhauls, etc
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Post by ✖ Ꮮꭼꭺꮲꮶꮖꭲ ✖ on Mar 9, 2020 2:19:22 GMT -5
I had a hell of a time trying to find a good female body replacer that made them actually muscular and didn't just make them have huge badonkadonks. It's one of the things that irritated me the most about the vanilla game too, like no when i hit the weight body slider i do not want a thicc tig bitty orc girl i want an orc girl thats going to crush your larynx with one hand.
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