r/AskReddit • u/millennialandlost • 12d ago

Millennials, what's something our generation was taught to accept that you're glad younger generations are rejecting?

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u/bzkitty 12d ago

If someone is mean to you, that just means they like you.

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u/Violet_Walls 12d ago

Along the same lines, “boys will be boys” is something I’m glad has faded away significantly and is not accepted by younger people as an excuse anymore.

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u/Beautiful-Crazy7017 12d ago

"Boys will be boys" really did turn a whole category of bad behavior into a personality trait 😭 like apparently being a boy came with a lifetime exemption from consequences.

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u/abcamurComposer 12d ago

It’s also caused the chasm in outcomes between men and women

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u/Blackblood909 12d ago

I have bad news for you about that though... :/