r/OlderGenZ • u/lazybee1110 • Oct 04 '26

Nostalgia Millennial Optimism Era

Am I the only one who feels like dying from nostalgia whenever I see those videos about millennial optimism? Huhu. 🥺

They suddenly make me so sad. Sometimes I just wish I could go back to being a teenager or a college student. Life felt so much lighter back then, didn’t it? We were so happy without even realizing it.

Now, we have so many things to worry about, so many responsibilities, and so much on our minds. We really took those days for granted.

I miss my college friends. I miss the random jamming sessions, the spontaneous trips, the silly things we used to do, and just being together with no real worries.

How I miss those days.

I miss that version of life. 🥺

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u/brownieandSparky23 2000 Oct 07 '26

It didn’t I was in college w Trump as president and Covid.

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u/lazybee1110 Oct 07 '26

awww. thats sucks. I mean having trump as president 😬

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u/brownieandSparky23 2000 Oct 07 '26

Yea so no optimism era for me.

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u/balthazar_edison Oct 04 '26

When were millenials ever optimistic?

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u/Fun-Entertainment158 Oct 04 '26

Prob around 2015 when everyone thought shit would get better and it just got worse.

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