"It's Been A Disaster For Our Society Ever Since": Millenials Are Sharing Their Most "Back In My Day" Opinion

1. "Middle parts look bad on most people, and they can pry my side part off my lifeless head."

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2. "Big and important purchases and tasks should be done on a desktop or laptop rather than a phone."

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3. "I'm tired of so many people in my generation being so non-committal. If I ever write a book, I’m calling it 'I’d Rather Hear No.' If you don’t want to hang out, go on a date, or are not interested, tell me. I’m tired of 'we’ll see,' 'maybe,' or my personal favorite, 'I’ll let you know.'"

—BurnsEMup29

4. "JC Chasez had a better voice than Justin."

5. "Writing with pen or pencil on paper will always be better than taking notes on a laptop or phone."

6. "I'd rather talk on the phone than text if it's going to be more than a few exchanges. I don't text my brother, but we talk on the phone for an hour a week and catch up. Hearing voices or loved ones is calming."

7. "I hate digital menus. Give me an actual menu at a restaurant."

8. "We've gotten too soft. I think it's great that we are more aware of mental health and different belief systems and sexual orientations; I think we also take it too far. People from my generation can't accept having our viewpoints challenged. Sometimes I want to slap people and tell them that the world won't bend to them."

9. "I think an oversaturation of information is an issue. We are so used to being able to Google something or YouTube it that our critical thinking and problem-solving skills are getting worse and worse."

10. "Hair crimping should make a comeback. I hate the ultra-straight hair look that's trendy now."

—whynotfujoshi

11. "A physical keyboard is miles better than a touchscreen on a phone. I had BlackBerry phones for years because of the keyboard. Now I have a touchscreen phone, but I still make more typing mistakes than I ever did with a BlackBerry keyboard. If they brought back the BlackBerry Classic, I'd buy it in an instant."

12. "Skinny jeans are the best fashion trend that has happened."

13. "The world was both better and worse at the same time before the internet. Also, no one will ever understand the internet like we do."

—Worth_Biscotti_5070

14. "Landlines are better than smartphones."

15. "Corded headphones are far superior, too. When they fall not only do they not hit the ground, but they're also not lost forever. Oh, and they don't die."

16. "By trading neglect for permissiveness, we are not shaping up to be great parents."

17. "I'm glad I learned cursive. I still journal and prefer handwriting. It's also practically a secret language."

18. "I think a downfall of our generation is that people are not straight shooters. I get that we grew up with Boomers who had far less emotional intelligence, and we didn’t want to be like our Gen X siblings who thought that being an asshole was a personality. Because we saw so many people use brutal honesty just to be rude, we went too far in the other direction and won’t confront when someone IS screwing up."

—Jealous_Location_267

19. "Can I have an old-school instruction manual, please? I do not want to visit my vacuum’s website, thank you very much."

20. "Social media has been a disaster for our society."

21. "We are constantly distracting our children, and it's not a good thing. I don't mean strictly with screens. I mean that Millennials don't let their kids experience boredom. Some people even over-enroll their kids in extracurriculars from a young age. The kids are constantly kept busy, and kids need to learn how to be bored."

22. "The internet was better when it was stuck inside the house."

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