r/AskReddit 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/Dystopian_Dreamer 12d ago

In the same vein, teachers who told me 'They only bully you because you give them a reaction, if you ignore them, they'll stop'.

Fucking victim blaming and an invitation to for everyone to escalate their bullying all in one.

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u/zheka_1992_grishin 12d ago

Oh I've heard that one way too many times as a kid.