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Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable

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With the oldest millennials turning 40 this year, our Capri-sun and Harry Potter-fueled generation is officially turning into uncles and aunts. And although it’s hard (and honestly painful to wrap our head around) how little behind we are from boomers, the reality hits and sends you a cold shower—you’re no kid anymore.

So it’s time to reflect on our millennial childhood, which was basically just as surreal and somewhat hyperreal as playing The Sims for the first time. Being the first generation to grow up in the internet age, there were many weird things about the ways we were raised by our parents.

“Millennials of Reddit, what lie were you told growing up?” someone asked on r/AskReddit, sparking a hilarious and all too relatable thread on the level of absurdity we endured. Interestingly, some of the lies will surely hit close to home to kids from latter gens, proving that it may not be about the generation per se, but rather about the fundamental divide between children and parents.

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#1

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Money doesn’t buy happiness. Sorry folks. But in the world I’m currently living in, it absolutely does.

Don_Cheech , Celyn Kang Report

Final score:

205points

Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago

It would certainly make life less stressful.

61points

V 2000 3 years ago

i read once "money can't buy happiness, but poverty can't buy sh*t"

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Stephanie IV 3 years ago

Ecstatic happiness it doesn’t buy - relaxed contentment it certainly does.

17points

S 3 years ago

This

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Giulia Fortunati 3 years ago

I noticed that only people who naver had any real money problems say that!

11points

Ian Reynolds 3 years ago

It doesn't buy happiness, it makes life a little easier.

9points

Nikole 3 years ago

A LOT

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Troux 3 years ago

I remember a study (around ~2010) that found a salary of about $80,000 per person in the US was the ceiling for money which buys happiness. This is enough to eliminate worry from the average person's life - you can live in a safe area, you can send kids to a decent school, you can afford a reliable car, you can financially survive surprises like injury or illness, etc. Below that, those worries would dominate your life. Above that is entering into a game (capitalism) that is an endless chase and competition as people tend to spend the excess on things they don't need but will endlessly want. Food for thought.

8points

ben woskje 3 years ago

Money buys time... (as has been accurately pointed out elsewhere on bored panda) Money buys the ability to choose between a shitty job or being able to take some time off to find a better one... money buys the ability to seek timely healthcare (even in countries with good reasonable health systems, such as Aus - money can still help speed things along) etc... soit makes a huge difference... it doesn't buy happiness, it gives you significantly more chance at happiness though.

4points

Mazer 3 years ago

It may never buy happiness for some, and having lived in a highly affluent part of the world, I can honestly say the super rich (not my family) and the super poor (my family) struggled the most. Middle class families did the best.

3points

Kona Pake 3 years ago

Yeah, just asked Ethan Couch.

2points

Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago

I can't think of a single problem I have that money wouldn't make go away.

2points

Sum Guy 3 years ago

If i had money.... i'd be very happy

2points

Hilu 3 years ago (edited)

Actually, it’s been indicated in actual studies that winning the lottery increases a person’s level of happiness for about a year on aversge after which they return to being as happy on unhappy as they were before they got loaded. Money can’t buy happiness.

1point

Tom Susala 3 years ago

Money doesn't buy happiness, but being broke doesn't buy s**t!

1point

magpookie1133 3 years ago

Money doesn't buy happiness but it does buy stress relief.

1point

Chef Latte 3 years ago

Me being a teenager, I always tell my parents that this phrase isn’t true, because money CAN buy things that make you happy. It can FOR SURE buy happiness, just not directly, of course.

1point

kjorn 3 years ago

could fixe my house, fixe my car, give proper education to my kids, go to the dentist, go to the doctor, get a new bed, get new furniture, new appliance... yeah... money doesn't give happiness... those who said that are those who has money

1point

Jane Pool 2 years ago

You are right. Money buys better health coverage , better dental care ,a decent home , a good vehicle ,better food ,better clothes , heat and air conditioning , a good lawyer . Money may not buy happiness {but it is relative by what makes you happy. Poverty doesn't buy happiness either .

0points

Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago

Fake news started by people that have all the money.

0points

Vig 3 years ago

More money would really make me happy right now. Plus, I never bought into this regardless of how many times I was told.

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Mark Kelly 3 years ago

It doesn't buy happiness but makes things wasier.

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Nicholas Kramer 3 years ago

I love this one. If it doesn't buy happiness, why do the rich horde it instead of giving it away to everyone e freely. When was the last time you saw any billionaire just give someone $100k no questions asked just to be nice.

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Jo Choto 3 years ago

Money buys survival, home, food, comfort, clothes, freedom, choices, and that sure as hell sounds like happiness to me.

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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago

poverty can't buy sh*t

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Mike Loux 3 years ago

Weird Al said it best: "If money can't buy me happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it." (Johnny Dangerously theme)

0points

FailBunny17 3 years ago

I heard this as a kid... But my family was much more realistic, their version: Money doesn't buy happiness but it makes it a whole hell of a lot easier to get to.

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Sabrina Bowen 3 years ago

Money doesn't buy happiness - True. It's a LOT easier to be happy when you're not dealing with crippling anxiety & chronic depression from having to choose between medication or food and heat or lights... - Also TRUE

0points

GenericPanda09 3 years ago

No, it doesn't buy you happiness, but it sure as s**t buys you more time and freedom to go out and look for it.

0points

miss miss 3 years ago

I chased love, happiness and contentment. It was taken. Now I have money and am alone. I am miserable

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miss miss 3 years ago

Money does not take away lifes pain

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David Houde 3 years ago

Money doesn't buy happiness. Money pays the rent, buys the groceries, keeps the lights and heat on. Money provides the means to have basic human needs, and that is what brings happiness.

0points

Lemonclouds20 3 years ago

...money makes the world go round...

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Nikole 3 years ago

Feeling monetarily secure would definitely make me happy.

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Cherries and Lace 3 years ago

Once all your needs are fully met, and you are stable and want for nothing, then money doesn't buy happiness. But being stable and secure certainly requires money

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Philler Space 3 years ago

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy jetskis, and I've never seen anyone frowning on a jetski" -not original but ai forget the source

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Chris Reese 3 years ago

Happiness is fun and food. And yes money buys that

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Ryan C 3 years ago

100 percent!

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Suz66 3 years ago

Having enough money to pay bills and have some money left over definitely brings happiness and security. But when I was rich, we had all the toys, the big house with a pool. But I was miserable in a bad marriage. Being rich doesn't solve your problems. Having enough brings more happiness.

0points

PoppyBegum 3 years ago

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DC 3 years ago

Lack of money unbuys freedom from sorrows. Sorrows cause unhappiness. So while money won't make you happy, no money does make you unhappy, and therefore, at least until you're safe and secure, money DOES buy happiness. Beyond the point where worrying about essentials is out of sight, money won't make you much happier most of the times, but until you reach that ... money makes happy is shortened, not exactly accurate to the highest degree, but true enough to work with.

0points

S 3 years ago

I agree that it does.

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Simzabandz 3 years ago (edited)

Happiness is everything! Everything is bought with money!

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DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago

Money will make life comfortable which would in turn leave you with the time to pursue happiness.

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Dave van Es 3 years ago

Even if it doesn'y buy happiness, it's more comfortable to cry in a car than it is on a bicycle

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Grant Barke 3 years ago

Ha, I have known a few wealthy people in my time. This one depends on the person. Some are happy, some are unhappy and some are miserable pieces of human s**t. At best, it just makes life comfortable.

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Twodogsandapicnictable 3 years ago

Just ask Kurt Cobain or Whitney Houston. All that money made them real happy.

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Kanuli 3 years ago

It only does to a certain point. Afterwards you realize, they were right. You need enough to survive, but in the end the stuff that really fulfills you isn’t money, or monetary goods. Well not for me at least.

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#2

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable America is the best. It turns out we are ok in many things, but not the best, and in many areas we are not even ok.

Mr_Mouthbreather , tom coe Report

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#3

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable "You won't have a calculator everywhere you go."

Guess what Mrs. Diaz, I have a portable computer with access to the internet that fits in the palm of my hand.

-eDgAR- , Masarath Alkhaili Report

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159points

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#4

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable You need to define yourself by your job. I wasn't told this directly but we live in a culture of dream jobs or people asking "what's your job" when they meet you. My work is cool but it's just work. My hobbies are what I define myself around.

jnksjdnzmd , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

Final score:

153points

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#5

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Be loyal to your company. They'll take care of you.

Also, follow your dreams, get a house with a yard, and you'll be able to retire.

topagae , Alex Kotliarskyi Report

Final score:

145points

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#6

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable "You'll regret spending so much time on that computer when you're older"

Nope.

Dubalubawubwub , Brooke Cagle Report

Final score:

127points

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#7

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That going to college meant you could get a job

thenewdoctorwhos , javier trueba Report

Final score:

116points

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#8

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Everyone in here is forgetting that WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE FLYING CARS BY NOW!

[deleted] , PapaP123 Report

Final score:

116points

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#9

Being a good, ethical person will unlock doors. I only become a stepping stone for others.

Fame-taker Report

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113points

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#10

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That some dude is gonna walk up to me and offer me free drugs.

WHERE THE [HELL] ARE MY FREE DRUGS GOD DAMMIT

PM_ME_MAMMARY_GLANDS , GRAS GRÜN Report

Final score:

109points

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#11

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable "Most people on the internet are dangerous weirdos!"

Most people on the internet are really ordinary people.

CDranzer , Avi Richards Report

Final score:

103points

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#12

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable "It will all make sense when you're older." [Screw] that, everything makes even less sense. Now I'm older and expected to be independent and STILL don't understand half the sh*t I need to accomplish that successfully.

UppityDragon , Jason Strull Report

Final score:

92points

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#13

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable I was told that sex was a reward gifted by women to be bestowed upon deserving men. Growing up it was awkward (and incredibly embarrassing) to understand that women can enjoy and want sex just as much as men.

Zebuzephyr , Spencer Davis Report

Final score:

85points

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#14

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"

Mochiko_Ferret Report

Final score:

82points

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#15

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That if I don't have my life figured out by the time I'm 25 then I have some serious problems.

Smigg_e , Joshua Rawson-Harris Report

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77points

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#16

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable All guys will only want sex from you *all the time. Turns out that kind of thinking is harmful to a young woman's sexual-psychological development.

*Edit to add/specify that this also includes the idea that men are always "ready" to have sex at a moment's notice, and if they aren't, it obviously means there's something wrong with you (or them) or they're cheating (ridiculous, just because it's anecdotally true for some doesn't mean it's a certainty).

RogueLotus , Tibor Pápai Report

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#17

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable So many movies growing up have people going to college, finishing at like 21, and already being engaged and married immediately after. Then within like 2 years of working they're already buying a house with like 3 kids by 25.

Like Jesus Christ I'm 26 and just got engaged, only now getting a career in my field, and I'm still living at my parents after living away for like a year. Everything's just so damn expensive and there's just no money to be found. I can't imagine raising kids yet.

lemonylol , Hassan Vakil Report

Final score:

72points

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#18

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable "Student loans are normal, don't be afraid to go into debt for that out of state graduate degree"

Drunkpostsbyme , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

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69points

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#19

That the government represented the views of the people.

Final score:

66points

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#20

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable In Finland, we were told that once the big age group born after WWII retires, there will be jobs everywhere, for everyone. That didn't happen. The number of open positions has remained stagnant for ten years while the unemployment rate is rising.

ryijy , Jonathan Rados Report

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63points

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#21

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Don't go into x y or z for the money, you'll end up hating it.

Motherf*cker the only reason I'm even considering career fields is for money. Bonus points if it's interesting, but literally everything gets reduced to a puddle of suck once you start doing it 40 hours per week. I would love to be the delusional sunshine day dream a**hole who comes to work because he likes it, but that just isn't me. Pay me well and I will perform slightly better than average work, and whisper sweet nothing since my ear and I might even stay a little longer than necessary sometimes. But make no mistake. I am only in it for the money. Once that's gone, so am I.

SSOMGDSJD , Travis Essinger Report

Final score:

62points

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#22

That this war is worth fighting for. Join the infantry!

Two theaters later and a sh*t ton of baggage. I've been to rehab and have weekly classes dealing with PTSD. Now I get to look back on my handiwork and see it was for nothing. Nothing has changed.

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61points

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#23

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That I could be anything I want if I put my mind to it...

exophrine , Mario Álvarez Report

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55points

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#24

That I'm smart. I was smart, sure- for a kid. But as I've gotten older that's evened out significantly. I may know a lot of trivia and a lot about certain key subjects, but those are not actually marketable skills. So I work nights at a hotel and squeak by, living with my parents and racking up credit card debt to make ends meet.

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51points

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#25

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That turning on the lights in the car is illegal

p_mig , Tim Foster Report

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50points

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#26

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Get a Bachelor's Degree and you are set for life as far as a job/career is concerned.

mseyre , JodyHongFilms Report

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50points

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#27

"you go to work, earn money, after 50 years you can be happily retired."

No, it doesn't work that way. Not anymore.

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50points

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#28

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Be a doctor, lawyer or engineer and you will be happy and make lots of money.

I know so many underemployed lawyers that it's a little depressing. I don't know a single MD that isn't divorced (although I know a lot of happy DOs).

I do know a lot of happy, wealthy engineers though.

[deleted] , Mulyadi Report

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49points

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#29

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That receiving 'participation trophies' were our fault. No kid was out there demanding a trophy for losing. Some dumbass parent thought it would be nice for their kid to get a trophy so somehow this has become normal and everyone claims some 5 year old masterminded the whole thing.

Felon , Fauzan Saari Report

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46points

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#30

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable My mom told me to plan to take care of her when she got old, because she wouldn't have retirement money saved up.

She died before I was out of the house.

Most everything else was great advice though:

"Get good grades, because we can't afford to pay for your college."

"Don't marry the first guy who asks, just because you're afraid no one else will."

sweadle , Eduardo Barrios Report

Final score:

38points

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#31

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable You're special.

Slayer_Verosh , Joshua Earle Report

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21points

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#32

“All those video games you play are gonna make you just like all the other losers who play them too”. Also something about anyone I meet online will be a terrible person.

Turns out, video games helped me shape my career, and the people I met on those games have been better people and better friends to me than anyone I have known irl.

_PM_ME_DOGGOS_ Report

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21points

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#33

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable My grandpa told me the world was in black & white before colour TV existed.

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#34

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable The biggest lie we were ever told was that we needed to go to school to and graduate and get a desk job in order to be successful. We were told it's shameful to work a trade and work a job where you have to shower after coming home dirty.

Less and less millenials are going into skilled trades or going to trade schools. Those that do are finding they can live very comfortably and there's no glass ceiling, you can work your way up and live very well. Also with less and less people going into trades the cost of skilled labor in the future is going to be very very high, people will be able to name their prices.

thedrinkmonster , Austin Distel Report

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17points

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#35

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable My Nanna told me the "I'm feeling lucky" button on Google would put a virus on the computer.

I'm 23 and I've never clicked it. I'm honestly not even sure what it does. But what if it does put a virus on the computer? Googling "what does the 'I'm feeling lucky' button do?" would do no good because they'd just cover their own tracks.

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17points

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#36

"You can be ANYTHING you want when you grow up." Except, what you want to do won't pay the bills so pick something else.

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#37

"Find something you love and you'll never work a day in your life"

I'm one of the lucky ones that gets paid to do something I love (programming). I love programming. I go to work and I program. I come home and I program.

Work is still work. There are still days that I hate going into the office. There are days that I hate what I'm working on. It's still work. It'll always be work. Sometimes it feels like work even when I'm working on my personal projects.

The real benefit is that you'll enjoy getting good at the thing you get paid to do. That's the key. You probably aren't going to be able to escape working, so if you can find something you won't hate learning.

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#38

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable Never give out your personal information online.

Now that's all the internet is. Everyone's personal information

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#39

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable I was told that the AIDS virus was smaller than the pores in a latex condom so you had to wait until you were married to have sex otherwise you could get AIDS even with a condom.

I was told that part was more dangerous than cocaine and having one joint with the equivalent of smoking 4 cigarettes at once and it can kill you.

I was told that taking shrooms could put you in a vegetative coma for the rest of your life.

I was also told that legalizing gay marriage would lead to bestiality and being able to marry ducks.

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#40

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable There was a big fish that lived in the canal behind my house and it hunted for the feet of children, so you should never walk on the banks of the canal because then it will grab your feet and eat you

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14points

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#41

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable You don't need work experience; grades will be enough.

That might have been OK in the past but then the global financial crisis hit and employers became much fussier.

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#42

That I'm smart but lazy. I'm actually just completely average but thanks to this lie I never developed any studying habits in high school that bit me in the ass hard in college.

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#43

That I would NOT make money being a "creative" such as an artist or novelist.

Although it is still difficult to earn a living in a non-conventional profession, the Internet has opened up a gazillion different opportunities to do so...

Etsy, Kick starter, Amazon self-publishing, creating and marketing your own website, YouTube, making connections for referral through Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram....

Fun fact - was told to be an Architect and not an Artist (Architecture apparently closest thing to Artist that was allegedly an "actual thing"). Where I come from new grads in Architecture are often unemployed/underemployed for years, and I know a couple who supplement their income through the above "creative" means.

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#44

That we'd be able to afford to buy a house when we grow up if we worked really hard and got good jobs. Turns out the freaking older generations bought them all and wanted to lease them. And when one goes on the market, they want to buy investment properties, or foreign investors make cash offers above the asking price. How do we compete with that?

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#45

That they had it so much harder than us growing up

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#46

That my parents loved me.

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#47

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable "Go to college, I'll pay for it."

My $39K debt says otherwise.

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11points

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#48

Getting a job won’t be hard just walk right in and they’ll hire you.

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#49

It will get better

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#50

That millennials are the reason the economy is worsened

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#51

Tv always told me pouring a capful of any bubble bath will give me a whole tub of large bubbles. I haven't found a soap that does that even with like half the bottle used.

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#52

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable That the Dewey Decimal System is essential, and that I would need to learn it to be successful in life. I haven't been in a library in years.

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#53

Fats are bad for you.

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#54

That we could buy a house, grow old and retire.

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#55

Millennials Share 30 Lies They Were Told When Growing Up And They Are Totally Relatable I'm still trying to figure out if I'm a millennial or not.

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#56

Everyone was poor and there was no progress in the middle ages.

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#57

That I would need and use cursive.

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#58

The way to be financially secure is to work hard for years to better yourself and foster a valuable skillset.

Naaah, man. Get something called "cryptocurrency" and retire a millionaire in your early 20's!

...I'm not bitter.

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#59

That college is all fun and games , but nobody told you about internship and cocurriculars and finding jobs

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#60

I was told not to eat cake batter because it'd give me tapeworms.

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TrixicBird(Any pronouns) 3 years ago

My grandma told me that if gay people can get married then the world will collapse. Guess what MARTHA!! I just got married to the most wonderful woman in the world and I have yet to see the earth's core implode.

18points

Hotrobot 3 years ago

Congratulations and thank you. Thank you for being brave and being yourself, I am just now coming to terms with this myself late in life and it's because of people like you that I saw its OK to be gay. So thank you.

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Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago

congrats!

2points

Shine Caramia 3 years ago

Congratulations!

2points

Glirpy 3 years ago

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2points

Aradia Sayner 3 years ago

Congratulations.

1point

Lukas-not-Luca (he/him) 2 years ago

aww, congrats!

0points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

As a GenXer, I heard a lot of these "truths". But never from my parents, who said, "Work hard, hope for som eluck, never trust management, and never assume you'll only have one career." Thanks, Parents. And, yeesh, who lies to their kids like this?!

7points

invisible sheep 3 years ago

geez, while some of these are quite correct, as a 30yo, I can confirm that MOST of these posts are stupid. As in, it is stupid to complain about advice that you actually did not follow. You just heard them a lot and you think it does not apply to your life, but really, you've never tried to follow it. Screams about how there are certain people of our generation who just like to blame everything on someone else.

2points

Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago

and every generation blames the ones before. my generation blamed the war happy Silent Generation and said "Never trust anyone over 30." now young people blame my generation for everything.

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Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago

most of these have nothing to do with being a millennial. We were told the same crap back in the 1960s and 1970s.

1point

Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago

Sorry millennials but it's not just you. I'm a boomer and heard the same crap. No I haven't got any sage advice, you're pretty much on your own like most people.

0points

Arieke 3 years ago

So basically, the world changed while we were growing up and became adults, hardly being lied to is it. Things change, deal with it

0points

Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

Not a millenial, but... "If you believe in yourself, are confident, and work hard enough, you can do it!"

0points

FruityTootsieRoll 3 years ago

One of the biggest for me was "We're your parents we'll never do anything to hurt you"

0points

Glirpy 3 years ago

After a certain number of years I was told that Santa Claus doesn't really exist. Actually, he does. And he's actually a pretty decent guy.

0points

kyle 3 years ago

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TrixicBird(Any pronouns) 3 years ago

Let me guess. You think it's women's fault you can´t get a date?

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Effin Fred 3 years ago

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TrixicBird(Any pronouns) 3 years ago

My grandma told me that if gay people can get married then the world will collapse. Guess what MARTHA!! I just got married to the most wonderful woman in the world and I have yet to see the earth's core implode.

18points

Hotrobot 3 years ago

Congratulations and thank you. Thank you for being brave and being yourself, I am just now coming to terms with this myself late in life and it's because of people like you that I saw its OK to be gay. So thank you.

4points

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Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago

congrats!

2points

Shine Caramia 3 years ago

Congratulations!

2points

Glirpy 3 years ago

martha-619...9b60b6.jpg

2points

Aradia Sayner 3 years ago

Congratulations.

1point

Lukas-not-Luca (he/him) 2 years ago

aww, congrats!

0points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

As a GenXer, I heard a lot of these "truths". But never from my parents, who said, "Work hard, hope for som eluck, never trust management, and never assume you'll only have one career." Thanks, Parents. And, yeesh, who lies to their kids like this?!

7points

invisible sheep 3 years ago

geez, while some of these are quite correct, as a 30yo, I can confirm that MOST of these posts are stupid. As in, it is stupid to complain about advice that you actually did not follow. You just heard them a lot and you think it does not apply to your life, but really, you've never tried to follow it. Screams about how there are certain people of our generation who just like to blame everything on someone else.

2points

Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago

and every generation blames the ones before. my generation blamed the war happy Silent Generation and said "Never trust anyone over 30." now young people blame my generation for everything.

1point

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Lily Mae Kitty 3 years ago

most of these have nothing to do with being a millennial. We were told the same crap back in the 1960s and 1970s.

1point

Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago

Sorry millennials but it's not just you. I'm a boomer and heard the same crap. No I haven't got any sage advice, you're pretty much on your own like most people.

0points

Arieke 3 years ago

So basically, the world changed while we were growing up and became adults, hardly being lied to is it. Things change, deal with it

0points

Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago

Not a millenial, but... "If you believe in yourself, are confident, and work hard enough, you can do it!"

0points

FruityTootsieRoll 3 years ago

One of the biggest for me was "We're your parents we'll never do anything to hurt you"

0points

Glirpy 3 years ago

After a certain number of years I was told that Santa Claus doesn't really exist. Actually, he does. And he's actually a pretty decent guy.

0points

kyle 3 years ago

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TrixicBird(Any pronouns) 3 years ago

Let me guess. You think it's women's fault you can´t get a date?

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Effin Fred 3 years ago

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Nuage Laboratoire 3 years ago

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