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Interesting video.
Are there any millennials here who do not fit the bill as he describes them (beginning around the 5:00 mark)? If so, in which way?
Rise of the far right.
Also neo-liberalism.
Also regular liberalism.
Also LGBT liberalism.
Think that about covers it.
Yes.Are there any millennials here who do not fit the bill as he describes them (beginning around the 5:00 mark)?
I'm religious but not spiritual.If so, in which way?
High expectations due to family and media influence and multiple other reasons.....The extremes of society are more readily displayed today relative to the past, hence, our standards for our success increase. Millennial's are constantly seeking external validation (think snap-chat, instagram, facebook, exc), which causes our neurotransmitters to adapt to the new level of stimulus. Further, we become more resistant to the positive effects over time if an addiction (repetition) is formed. Therefore, we may form new addictions to compensate, however, this creates chaos within the body. It sucks our energy over time due to constant abuse. We can only set the bar so high, and it's proportional to our strengths....Those at the extremes are far more gifted than us in certain areas, thus, we may direct toward a bumpy road.....Hence, failure is likely to plummet towards us. By seeking outward stimulus to define our well being impulsively, we are reducing our ability to mitigate future problems. Recurring problems can sap our well being and potentially lead to further abuse, which causes a viscous cycle.
A lot of people were mistaken about the severity of the economic crisis. I'm younger than you are granted, I would probably be classified more of as on the cusp between Y and Z. I remember the reactions to it being very shocked in general. I wasn't surprised to be honest. My parents had seen the writing on the walls for years. The area my parents come from had been deteriorating rapidly ever since the 70s and 80s. My parents saw banks giving away loans people would not be able to pay back, people "living beyond their means," and a lot of irresponsible financial choices in general. So, I can't say I was surprised and I can't say I expected it to be brief. I was young, but with the little I knew what my parents said just made a lot of sense to me.In about early 2008, when I started hearing talk of a "global recession," I was entering my junior year of high school and didn't think much of it. Like most sixteen year-olds, I was naive. I thought the whole thing would blow over, and mistakenly believed that
Closure is hard to come by, and at this point I'm just waiting for something resembling an apology to working-class and middle-class America, particularly millennials and Gen X-ers, who are too young to get on Social Security or Medicare. Basically, those of us who actually need to earn a living and would like to have careers - but can't.
Well, the rural poor are called the invisible poor for a reason..Speaking as a "rural American," it's really sad how so many people around here have just given up. They're just living day by day, chasing their drug of choice and applying for their food stamps, never seeing a light at the end of the tunnel and spreading their negativistic mindset like a disease on the rest of us. Many of these people - including family members of mine - voted Trump out of desperation. He's not "bringing back the jobs." Remember, when "economic recovery" started, it was only recovery for a tiny percentage of the populace, mostly city-dwellers. The video below is pretty much how my town is, and it's the young (and very old) who suffer the most acutely from our politicians', banks', and big businesses' mistakes.
Who is this jerk in the video? What an ass.
Starting at 6:20. "That's real stress they're feeling and it's because a Republican defeated a Democrat." It's not about Republicans, it's about Trump. Every Democrat I have spoken to IRL has said they'd do anything to have GW back instead of Trump. I was having the same conversation with yet another Democrat just last night at the library. It has nothing to do with Republicans as a whole; it has to do with the juvenile delinquent in the WH who co-opted the Republican party. Or haven't you noticed Republicans leaving the party?
If not, have your eyes and ears checked.
Have republicans really been leaving the party?
Commenting to remind myself to come back.
I never actually do, but let's see what happens.
Lifelong Republicans, yes. Hell, there were a shitload of Republicans working behind the scenes to get Democrats elected during the midterms. Checks and balances.
Someone needs to hold you accountable for all these placeholder posts!![]()
Our identity is a manifestation of personality traits, genetics, external stimulation, internal conditioning (depending on cultural ideologies), exc. Based on these factors, the projection of external events onto our identity can facilitate internal conflict. We decide how strongly these external influences attract/mold to our identity shaped throughout childhood/adolescence. If we seek to solve problems x1,x2,.....xn or attain goal y1,y2,...., yn and we achieve only a proportion/percentage of the total, then we decide how content or accepting we are in regards to the end result....Increasing competition (booming population....) has restricted our ability to attain these factors (in regards to the amount of time/energy invested), yet we have more options. If we choose not to align these options with our interests, we will be left empty. Being accepting of our weaknesses and content with our current status will help us propel forward. If this condition is not met, then we may meander down the wrong path (+ rely on our coping mechanism to intermittently escape). It will only create a heavier burden to carry that will resist us from reaching the peak....By increasing our standards to attain contentment, we increase the elevation of the peak, which only makes it more unattainable.