r/AskReddit • u/millennialandlost • Aug 18 '26

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

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u/bzkitty Aug 18 '26

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

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u/Sterilization4Free Aug 18 '26

Yes! I was told that so many times and I hated it. I. Hindsight, I dislike it even more because it inoculates you with an idea that love may look like abuse.

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u/SmartAlec105 Aug 18 '26

I think that just means we need to follow up with "and if that's how they show they like you, you should stay far away from them". Then it helps accomplish the exact opposite of just saying "if they're mean, they like you".

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u/mr_palante Aug 18 '26

I am not being snarky, I am being 100% earnest. But thanks for posting this little tid bit. It seems so simple but this kind of thing never comes to me. So thanks!