The Eternal Optimist

A place for my likes, loves, and many fandoms | In his house in R'lyeh...

[icecreamsandwichcomics]

ol musky after today’s launch

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[obama-biden-memes]

“A shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. He can’t even control his party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the President is weak.”

- Donald J. Trump

[m4ge-deactivated20210331]

This came up on my facebook feed and I am so excited to see how generation Xers and Baby Boomers will find a way to use this to shit on millenials anyways

[m4ge-deactivated20210331]

nice okay we’re off to a good start

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oh boy do i have something to tell you about millennials, working, and debt that’s gonna absolutely blow your socks off

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banksy’s family found this article

[onlyblackgirl]

Why old people so mad.

[witchtimez]

It’s funny because millennials can pretty much multitask like it’s second nature simply because it’s necessary to keep up with society, while baby boomers whine about reading subtitles and can’t seem to program anything more complicated than a VCR.

But sure, ok, the kids are lazy and have entitlement complexes

[decrystallize]

Older Generations: -Make comics about kids not knowing how books work-

Millenials: -Read more books than anyone else-

Older Generations: …no we changed our minds reading a lot is lazy and entitled now

[natural--blues]

I had a professor, way older, talk at a great length about how his generation is more well read than Millenials. When it was brought up that our generation reads more, he literally came out of nowhere with “Well, that’s not the point. See, my generation was better informed. You kids don’t know what it is to actually sit down and read for information. This generation is the least informed of any previous generation! Other generations sat and read, listened to the radio for information. There’s access, but are any of you *actually* informed? No. If I wanted to know what happened in Finland to make it a country, I would go to the library, speak to another human being, and check out books to read on the subject. We were happy to do it.”

A girl a few seats behind me goes, “Bullshit. If I want to know that, I can Google that in a few seconds depending on my signal. I can youtube or Netflix a documentary on Finnish History. I can listen to podcasts made by Scandinavian historians. I can use Duolingo to get a better than basic understanding of the language, and use Amazon same-day to get a book in my hand by my last class of the day, delivered to the class. I can order Finnish food on my ubereats app, find a language partner chat app to video with people in Helsinki, use Google Earth to visit, patronise interactive museums, and stream the most popular films from the country *right now*. If I so desire I can take an opensource course from a highly accredited university about the same subject and apply to study abroad with a trusted program with the click of a button. I can use Tinder to find me someone there to get some with, I can buy plane tickets and find a top rated hotel for a good price with great reviews and stream their local radio stations with an app. I can buy train tickets, bus tickets and rent a car. We aren’t less informed. We just don’t learn things we don’t give a shit about or need just to say we did all smug about it. Stop sneering at us for the access your generation dreamed of giving us actually happening just because your old ass doesn’t know how to use it.”

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Yeah, talk about moving the goalposts on those comments. I don’t get intergenerational conflict at all. It makes no sense to me. Everyone gets dealt a different hand and we deal with it the best we can, and yet we have to snipe at each other and make it worse. If humans ever move beyond this ingrained tribalism about EVERYTHING from city to state to country to brand of truck or phone or generation, we might actually accomplish something.

[best-of-memes]

[sieunies]

google just made me so emo

[felicitysmoak-queeen]

oh my god I can’t stop crying

[beingbreannaleigh]

From a strictly marketing standpoint. This is the best ad of all time. Like…well fucking done Google.

[campinguniverse]

www.nomadsgear.net

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[jemmasimmons]

[they-call-me-nita]

[takemecamping]

[scerbo]

Another year in the books. Took nearly 90,000 steps and walked over 40 miles in just 3 days. Every year I look forward to the Pride Festival. Every year I enjoy every second of the festivities. To see the smiles and confidence on the faces that spend 362 days a year hiding who they truly are, is what touches me the most. I have heard countless stories about how the Pride Center and members of the Festival Steering Committee have directly saved lives and changed the future for so many in the community. Every year as I nurse my body back to health I'm reminded exactly why I do it. Every Facebook comment, post, and profile frame I see makes me that much more excited to do it again next year. 2017 was the best year yet. I can't wait for 2018. Come join me. . . . . #Pride #Pride2017 #PrideElevated #UPC #UPF #SteeringCommittee #Utah #UtahPride #UtahPrideFestival #LoveIsLove #LGBTQ #Comminity #OneLove #Love #SaltLakeCity #Volunteer #GiveBack #2017 #Downtown (at Utah Pride Festival)

[scerbo]

Another amazing weekend out in nature. Coming home is always the hardest part. (at Parunuweap Canyon Archeological District)

[scerbo]

Utah has some pretty rad places. I'll post a few more pictures from this weekend. . . . . #Utah #OptOutside #Hike #Nature #Rad #SouthernUtah #Hoodoo #GetOutside #Camping #Beautiful #Adventure #UtahIsRad #photographer #Photo #Sky #BlueSky

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#Motivation #DoctorWho #DW #BBC #WorkItWednesday #GoodMorning

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Another amazing weekend out in nature. #Hike #Utah #OptOutside #GetOutside #JoesValley #DatWater (at Joe's Valley)

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At the movies with my favorite date ever! #DaddyDaughterDate #Movies #TreatYoSelf #BeautyAndTheBeast

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Always do something for yourself. Wear that outfit you feel sexy in. Wear those socks that add a hop to your step. Blast that music that makes you feel unstoppable. . . . . . #OOTD #Socks #Style #Fashion #DoYou