If you want to be taken seriously, make the effort to sound like you do."
“Go to the polls in droves and vote all these ancient people out of office.
I’m over 60, and I want all of those folks over 70 out!
Then, I want the youngsters to insert age and term limits into the constitution.
Thank you, young people.
I DO believe in you!”
u/smackdaddypugpoopies
3.
“I have a lot of hope and excitement for millennials and Gen Z’ers.
I feel bad that you guys had the internet while growing up that shit twists your minds.
double-check you step away from the ‘connected life,’ though.
That just hurts my heart.
But if young folks could slow down on the slang, that would be great.
“Start saving early, even if it’s, like, $10 a week.
You’ll empower yourself and thank yourself later.”
u/44035
5.
“I wish younger people would stop smoking and vaping so much.
I’m proud of the younger folks.”
u/[deleted]
7.
“Don’t be so black and white about things, and perform critical thinking.
The good: Young people think they can change the world.
Once in a while, they’re right.”
“Put down the phone and enjoy experiences.
I love my phone and its camera, but I don’t document every single thing.
I wish that would stop.”
u/reblynn2012
9.
“Take pride in learning to communicate clearly and effectively like an adult.
Learn to construct sentences and paragraphs, punctuate, and spell correctly.
Stop phrasing everything you write within the context of ‘texting culture’ or ‘meme-speak.’
Stop adding ‘literally’ and ‘I mean’ to everything you say.
If you want to be taken seriously, make the effort to sound like you do.”
“Recognize that just because you feel something doesn’t mean it’s the truth.”
u/Goodlife1988
11.
“It would be nice if they stopped gettingtattoos.
It’s their body, so have at it, I guess.
It’s just something I don’t understand; life will mark you up all on its own.
It’s unfortunate to see young people with beautiful skin marred with tattoos.
I know this is a problematic view these days, but it’s just how I feel.”
u/Fantastic-Cable-3320
13.
The world wasn’t and still isn’t a fair place.
u/thebeardare
15.
“Stop making everything so life or death trauma, emotional illness, and so on.
You are not the house you live in, the clothes you wear, or the job you have.
Yes, those are things you have, but they’re not you.
Stop making those things your identity and find out who you really are.
The world is not here to make you a victim.”
“It’s fine to question authority, but in certain cases, ‘no’ means no.
People can’t bend to your will because they disagree or don’t want to negotiate with you.
Many people have limited authority, and young people need to adapt to that.”
u/1961tracy
17.
“Try out and listen to older genres of music.”
“Don’t make an issue of every little thing.
Not everything needs to be dissected, labeled, categorized, debated, etc.
Let the little shit go because most of it is just that: little shit.
u/Up2Eleven
19.
“Vote in every election, no matter how minor it seems.”
Be true but kind.”
I worked two jobs just to make the minimum payment on my student loans.
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