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Young people these days!

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the7Vabo · 05/10/2024 11:13

Lighthearted one.

Im an elder millennial who has recently downloaded TikTok for my sins!!

Morbid curiosity I started following a couple of girls in their 20s who lived in the same city as me. They are micro bloggers I guess. I think at first it made me feel nostalgic but now it’s making me feel that not only did I waste my youth but they are wasting theirs!!

They’ve recently moved to Australia. At the moment they spend their days drinking matcha (never had a matcha myself but for them it’s a daily ritual), wearing identical clothes to each other (mainly oversized grey hoddies which make them look way less attractive than they are) and just hanging. They went to uni but didn’t seem to enjoy it, barely attending, and put more energy into their student jobs in fitness. They don’t make Auz look like somewhere in be dying to go.

I think of all the days I lazed away in my early 20s and watching others do it, I can’t help feeling like it’s a waste of a youth!

I wish I hadn’t prioritised going out, hanging with friends so much, and rather taken the educational opportunities I had and really made the most of the experience, and actually appreciated the opportunity to learn and have experiences through which I’d have gained knowledge.

Am I completely daft or does anyone relate go this??

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Farkinell · 05/10/2024 11:15

So surely it's not the "youth of today", it's an ongoing theme? 😵‍💫

Ringlet · 05/10/2024 11:19

Farkinell · 05/10/2024 11:15

So surely it's not the "youth of today", it's an ongoing theme? 😵‍💫

I need to listen to more Musical Youth

loropianalover · 05/10/2024 11:20

I think this is a ‘you’ thing rather than a ‘youth these days’ thing? It sounds like you’re the only one who feels you wasted your youth.

Most generations have looked exactly the same at one point, haven’t they? I look at my mums pics from the 80s and her and her friends all have identical hairstyles and tops and accessories.

Surely a coffee is a daily ritual for most people of all ages?

Re. the accounts you are watching, I don’t think the point of their posts in Australia is to entice you to go? In what way do you want to be influenced by them? And why?

LoveTheRainAndSun · 05/10/2024 11:20

As long as they're happy, good for them. Their life will follow it's own course. They'll have things they are happy about and things they wished they did differently, like anyone else.

Anotherparkingthread · 05/10/2024 11:21

You can restudy at any age, opportunity isn't closed to you one day in your early 30s.

I actually look back I'm glad I didn't have a care in the world. I just did whatever and was happy with my lot, I was less busy and I didn't have anybody to impress. If I had my 20s back, I'd waste them all over again lol

Get off social media and go do some real world things, you will feel better.

NuffSaidSam · 05/10/2024 11:21

It's a shame that you think of hanging out with friends and having fun as a waste of your/their time.

the7Vabo · 05/10/2024 11:22

Farkinell · 05/10/2024 11:15

So surely it's not the "youth of today", it's an ongoing theme? 😵‍💫

Yea more accurate I can’t really change it now

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SaturdayMorningRun · 05/10/2024 11:24

You can't base the youth of today on two of them. Most young people I know are at uni, working hard or have just started graduate schemes. They're having fun too but they're very aware of how hard if it to make a good life for themselves.

My son is at uni but I've encouraged him to travel and have as much fun as possible whilst he's young. Lazy days too. I don't see it as a waste at all. It's being young and free.

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 05/10/2024 11:24

As they say; youth is wasted on the young!

MmmmmmmmmmSausages · 05/10/2024 11:27

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Sugarysugar · 05/10/2024 12:06

I don't understand a lot of people's life styles and life choices. A lot of people approach life in a way that was unimaginable and unacceptable when I was younger.
BUT the thing is it is their choice. And my approval/ disapproval is my problem, not theirs.
I do agree with you about looking back and regretting my life choices though. And this must be very common. When you are a bit older you are wiser and can see things more clearly. When you are young, and think you are going to live forever, nobody always makes the correct long term decisions. Life is an experiment until you realise it is finite.

Kendodd · 05/10/2024 12:09

I think a youth not wasted, on going out and having fun, is a wasted youth.
Good for them!

Kendodd · 05/10/2024 12:11

Oh, and you are just wrong about the 'youth of today' btw. Young people now have the lowest use of alcohol and illegal drugs than generations before them.

JustTalkToThem · 05/10/2024 12:11

How dare they not look their most attractive at all times! How dare they prioritize comfort!

WasItDaddy · 15/10/2025 21:52

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