Young People Are Sharing What They’re “Tired Of Hearing” From Older Generations, And I Kind Of Agree

"College isn’t the price of a McDouble anymore, old man."

Reddit user baker10923 recently asked, "Younger people of Reddit. What are you tired of hearing from older generations?" and I feel personally attacked because I've heard at least 90% of these things.

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Here are some of the top-voted and best responses:

1. "Just start saving! You’ll be able to buy a house in no time."

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—lilasantanico

"Housing market: We don't do that here ✋️."

—baker10923

"My friend had saved $50,00 for a down payment for a house two years ago. Still to this day, they get outbid for houses going $100,000 over asking."

—momogirl200

"I'm in the same boat. I worked my ass off to pay off debts, got credit score crazy high, and saved a nice amount of money for a down payment. Turns out, I would have been in a better position if I would have bought a house four years ago, with the debt and a very low down payment. I've been trying to do things the 'right' way and have gotten screwed over time and time again. Plus, my wife and I have really good salaries. I don't know how people are able to do it."

—WEDWayInternetMover

2. "'You kids and these damn phones...' I mean, my parents are on their phones more than I am."

—RedSoxNation09

"Yup. And they're the ones who always watch Facebook videos blaring at full volume, too."

—baker10923

3. "Anything to the effect of 'young people can't have back pain (or any other physical disability).' Like, dude, I wish being in my 20s made me immune to being injured. But that's literally just not how the human body works."

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—dumbest_thotticus

"Yup. I'm in my 20s and have severe back and neck pain from a car accident. Any time I mention that I'm hurting, which is all the time, but I only say something when it's so bad I cant move, I'm 'dramatic' or 'too young to know real pain.'"

—Zero_Pumpkins

4. "'No one wants to work anymore.' We want to work. We just don't want to work for poverty wages."

—Reasonable_Ad7619

"First of all, no one ever wanted to work. That's why it's called, 'work,' and not 'fun.' Second of all, maybe it's that no one wants to work at your job that lists itself as entry level, but wants five years of experience and a master's degree, along with being able to work 12-hour days at minimum wage."

—GodOfAtheism

5. "'When I was your age, I already had five kids and two grandchildren' or 'My granddaughter is your age, and she already has three kids. When are you going to give you mom some grandkids?!'

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"I'm 30. I'm not that old and not that young. But this kind of comment? Definitely 'old' for me. I'm so tired of older people saying this. I think I wasn't even 18 when they started! They don't accept any reasonable answer that isn't a 'I'm working on it,' a 'maybe later,' or 'I'm doing my best to get a steady career before having kids.' No matter what I say, I always hear back that I'm getting old or that women were born to be mothers or whatever...so I just started being rude back to them. Sorry, not sorry."

—SmilingIsNotEnough

"Depending on how aggressive or rude they get, you can throw out replies that break people's conventional autopilot responses, like 'we're just practicing right now, but thanks for your concern.'"

—rscar77

6. "'I have more life experience than you…' then proceeds to go on an emotionally stunted rant based on their own personal bias due to trauma they refuse to process because 'they know best.'"

—xKailynnx

7. "'Young people just want to drink and go to parties.' Like, seriously? Don't pretend like you didn't do this, too."

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—TheCrazySandshrew

8. "'Your generation is sensitive and weren't taught hard work.' I mean, ya'll literally raised us. How is it our fault?"

—Tuba_Crusader

9. "Pull yourself up by your boot straps and work harder."

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"Buddy, I’ve been working 60+ hours a week. Prices keep going up, and my pay is not increasing with them. I actually cannot afford to change jobs, change my living situation, buy a more fuel efficient car, or go to college. There actually is no out. There is no work harder and I’ll make it. I’m literally in the poverty trap. I’m slowly making my way out of it, but it’s going to be a long ass time unless some other opportunity magically appears. College isn’t the price of a McDouble anymore, old man."

—like5or6

10. "I'm fed up with some older people expecting gratitude 'for all that they have done,' while taking zero responsibility for the problems that they will leave future generations."

—cruiserman_80

11. "I'm 32, and I've learned that I should NEVER vent to my mom anymore because no matter what it is I'm pissed about or ranting about, she always turns it into how I need to find a church and surround myself with 'like minded people.'"

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—SirFuzzyFuzzletons

12. "I'm tired of people complaining about how younger people are terrible as though they weren't the ones that raised those younger people to be what they are."

—photoguy423

"'These millennials and their damn participation trophies.' Who the fuck were the ones handing them out? They weren't giving them to themselves as children."

—DJPho3nix

13. "'When you're older, you'll agree with me.' For fucks sake, just because you're older doesn't mean you're always right or that you know the answers to all my life's problems. You grew up in a different time period, with different problems, and different social views.

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"Your problems might be similar, and you might be right some of the time, but that is no excuse to shut down every logical point I make against your beliefs with this line."

—InsertGamerName

14. "Just had someone the other day ask me, 'So why aren't you married?' I'm like...if I met someone worth marrying, then I would!"

—datmarimbaplayer

"Best response to this is 'supply chain issues.'"

—SirMushroomTheThird

15. "How we can't fix anything ourselves. Then, they promptly ask us to fix their Wi-Fi, set up their new phone, and figure out why their computer is running slow. We can do plenty; we just have a different skill set!"

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—alehel

"No joke, my dad did this to me recently. I didn't know how to change my tire on my car at 18 years old. He never showed me. He just complained about me telling him about it and told me to figure it out. Not 10 minutes later, his Wi-Fi went out, and he asked me to fix it. I told him to figure it out."

—umanouski

16. "I hate hearing about how young people today have no respect for their elders. Are you serious? You all were doing the same shit that people do today. The only difference is that now everyone has a camera in their pocket."

—ocelotrevs

17. "I hate how we've gone from me getting Facebook as a teenager and my parents yelling things like, 'DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THE INTERNET,' to them now sending me 'medical research' from unverified sources."

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—y4mat3

"And then throw a fit when we fact-check it in under five seconds."

—WantToBeBetterAtSex

18. "Video games are a waste of time."

—blacy0520

And finally...

19. "'You kids had it so easy growing up, and now your kids will have it even easier than that.' Uhm, THAT'S THE FUCKING POINT! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE NEXT GENERATION!"

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—cmalarkey90

Did we miss any that you've heard? Comment them down below!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.