Chat Thread - Millennials Edition

[peaceful-forest]

Other parts of the forum have chat threads. We should have one! Let's chat, Millennials!

 

[peaceful-forest]

Has anyone else been struggling with the "aging" part of their 30s?

For example, on the Oldies station now, they're playing 90s music. That makes me feel old.

 

[Delvianna]

I'm not struggling with aging, more just shocked by my different views. Like, looking at younger generations and their new made up word choices just makes me wonder if our generation looked that dumb to older generations.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

I'm not struggling with aging, more just shocked by my different views. Like, looking at younger generations and their new made up word choices just makes me wonder if our generation looked that dumb to older generations.

Younger generations seem to have shorter attention spans, read less (other than 1-min articles), less patience, and less depth in knowledge. But it's also true older generation always complain about the younger ones ... and think everything was better in the past

I'm not a millennial but love the insights/life-lessons age brings while enduring the discipline that comes from past foolishness.

Most people seem to forever prefer the music style of their teenage years - I'm different in that I enjoy good music ranging from Classical to modern-day (Christian) Rap even.

 

[Delvianna]

Younger generations seem to have shorter attention spans, read less (other than 1-min articles), less patience, and less depth in knowledge. But it's also true older generation always complain about the younger ones ... and think everything was better in the past

I'm not a millennial but love the insights/life-lessons age brings while enduring the discipline that comes from past foolishness.

Most people seem to forever prefer the music style of their teenage years - I'm different in that I enjoy good music ranging from Classical to modern-day (Christian) Rap even.

So true, every older generation complains about the younger but also true that the younger generations today have been screwed up by tech that we're only now realizing the effects of what we did (social media, etc).

What generation are you from?

My music style has changed drastically. As a teen, I liked rock, Pop, and ska but now, I prefer modern classical, Christian rock, and even some Christian rap as long as it isn't mumble rap.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

So true, every older generation complains about the younger but also true that the younger generations today have been screwed up by tech that we're only now realizing the effects of what we did (social media, etc).

What generation are you from?

My music style has changed drastically. As a teen, I liked rock, Pop, and ska but now, I prefer modern classical, Christian rock, and even some Christian rap as long as it isn't mumble rap.

Indeed, I'm from 1970 in Europe - and grew up without television, telephone or internet. So brought up with Classical music mainly (and church organ music ) but then learned to appreciate any style of music. I like gripping melodies or irresistible rhythms, listen to English, Dutch, Hebrew and even Arabic (Christian songs) .. I studied/work in IT (developing AI applications now) - it's quite a contrast with my childhood.

Church-wise I've seen (Dutch) Reformed churches (Calvinism), Baptist churches, Brethern churches, Anglican churches, Evangelical/Pentecostal, Messianic felllowships, Roman Catholic churches, ethnic churches. Church boundaries don't matter to me anymore although I do have my preferences of course. Understanding what I believe and why churches believe what they teach, studying the Bible, its history and Church/theology history is one of my passions. Yet knowing God and His Son Yeshua from the heart is infinitely more important than knowing about God and all those dry facts. It's my journey in life.

 

[Owlette]

Has anyone else been struggling with the "aging" part of their 30s?

For example, on the Oldies station now, they're playing 90s music. That makes me feel old.

It’s been so crazy getting closer and closer to 40! I think what I struggle with most is watching my parents age and getting closer to that point where their age makes you question how much longer you have left with them. My parents are older and had kids not much younger than I did. It’s hard to imagine them not being here someday.

 

[peaceful-forest]

I used to like online shopping. I don't anymore. I'd rather go to the store, browse, try on, and buy.

Our society has too much screen staring in my opinion. I'm guilty of it too. I do it at my job. I do it in my free time.

 

[Trophonius]

I've been feeling so down lately. I objectively have no reason to: things at my job are doing good, I recently received a scholarship to finish graduate studies, I may get to present my research overseas in a conference soon, and I got the highest grade in my last class.

But I feel so empty.

 

[peaceful-forest]

I know there's fulfilling things missing in my life, like friendships, a husband, etc.

 

[Trophonius]

I feel exactly the same.
Ideally, I utmost wish is to live a quiet life near the countryside, married, with some friends or acquaintances. But I am really not that great when interacting with other people, nor I find myself in situations in which this is possible-I've been rather busy for the last years. Even in church, I just go to mass and leave.
And as a side note, while I often think I wish to have a wife, I'm also reminded that every single couple in my family is divorced.

Anyway, for the time being, I am looking for ways to keep myself somewhat fulfilled. I recently started a creative writing class online. I thought the site was a scam, initially, but it seems they've been doing it for a while (since the 90s).

Has anyone else been struggling with the "aging" part of their 30s?

For example, on the Oldies station now, they're playing 90s music. That makes me feel old.

lol
Some weeks ago I read a reddit post of people taking about retro anime. The anime was The Tower of Druaga. It's from 2008.
I did feel old.

 

[JacquelineDeane55]

Wow, reading all of this is making me feel old too. Although I'm only 38...

 

[.Mikha'el.]

Happy Birthday to our friend @GodDoesListen55! I hope you are having a great day, my dear.

 

[GodDoesListen55]

Happy Birthday to our friend @GodDoesListen55! I hope you are having a great day, my dear.

Thank you!

 

[JacquelineDeane55]

Yes, happy birthday!