It was a mix of techno-optimism w the simple fact that millennials constitute an echo boom/generational bulge so they wanted our money
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The "Why aren't millennials buying X?" thing is just a cry of despair that a bunch of plans to save dying industries tanked
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Seriously though the corporate thing for years is "millennials are the new boomers, latch onto them and we're golden"
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They all started saying "millennial" specifically because it's a flattering name
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They honestly hoped we'd keep every dumb thing we grew accustomed to as young adults alive forever like Boomers have
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Sadly that plan failed bc we don't actually have the Boomers' limitless money, so now they're bitter and all hate us
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And Gen Z coming up behind us is smaller *and* poorer and has internalized the idea that you shouldn't pay for things
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So they have no reason to try to be Gen Z's friend or give them a cool nickname
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So what happens after Gen Z? Does it go back to A-again like with hurricanes?
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I dunno I guess we'll have to wait to see if there is one
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