Thank you for that speech (sincerely). Tho it feels like the sort of words a commander gives to the troops to rally them & face a battle they will not survive with some dignity and a sense of pride.

Are we not just a buffer for the next gens to get a chance at inheriting any freedom, to get a chance to lead at the right age & change things?

[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sort of, but we (at least the older millenials) experienced some of the good times before everything went to shit. the younger gens cannot have the experiences we had as children and in some cases young adults. we mourn what we lost, but probably look like "old man yells at clouds" to those who don't know what they never had

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Oh, yeah, I member the times of hope & the promise of a bright future. But that was late 80s & 90s, when I was still native & didn't understand the global macroeconomics & geopolitics ... and human selfishness ... and thought that boomers once wealthy would not only stop working (which they did) but also let younger gens make decisions (so like board members, politicians, investors, landlords etc).

But now I despise all that anyways, so much consequences for others just for a yacht & a fancy car, instead of wanting to help build a good world.

[–] ChewTiger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I believe that is our destiny as millennials, to turn the tide and act as brakes on the growing insanity in the world. I also believe that we can do it.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

We just breezed past 1.5 degrees in global warming. It's not going to get better.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Still holding out hope that myself.

I'm proud when I see active protests, unionizing etc, like we finally realized we have nothing to lose but our exploitation.