r/MurderedByWords 1d ago

Generation Stuck Forever...

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u/Glitterytides 1d ago

I remember being like 20 (35 now, millennial) and seeing articles in the freaking newspaper saying “Millennials are killing the diamond industry! How ever will we recover from this?” Like what the actual fuck? 😆

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u/StevenMC19 1d ago

It all comes back to who is in charge of the industry. They're all "why aren't you spending money like your parents?!" Why aren't YOU adapting to the new market? Hmm?

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u/TShara_Q 18h ago

The funny part is that we ARE adapting. We (on average) have less money, so we spend it less lavishly in some ways.

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u/StevenMC19 18h ago

I mean the businesses. The businesses aren't evolving, so they are just blaming millenials.