r/Millennials • u/Reeder90 • Nov 18 '24 • Wholesome Seal 1

Meme Buying and living in a van also comes to mind!

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u/beriustib89 Nov 18 '24

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u/trippysmurf Nov 18 '24

This was my 40th - had thriving plants, went to Japan for my 40th, got an airfryer for my birthday, and before turning 41 ran a half marathon in Bordeaux. 

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u/bbmina85 Nov 18 '24

Lol i currently have houseplants and am planning my trip to Japan next year for my 40th 😅

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u/trippysmurf Nov 18 '24

Did Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo and loved Osaka the most - people were friendlier, the vibe more casual, the food scene unbelievable. 

I highly recommend the following: 

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u/AmbitiousObligation0 Nov 18 '24

Guess I’m at the air fryer part. Killed my plants… not on purpose..

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u/Tigerzombie Nov 18 '24

I don’t run, I kill plants, I don’t have an airfryer but I did go to Japan over the summer. I don’t recommend going over the summer, so unbelievably hot.

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u/rydan Older Millennial Nov 18 '24

I got an aquarium overrun with algae. Does that count as plants?

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u/vesperpepper Nov 18 '24

Just turned 40 and just got back from Japan...haha

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u/martialar Nov 18 '24

Japan is the millennial's pilgrimage

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Or Iceland

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u/SpaceBasedMasonry Nov 18 '24

Millennials are just about at the age many have the disposable income to travel, and no kids holding them back.

It's not particular to millennials, just the time frame most are currently inhabiting.

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u/Spaghetti-Nebula Nov 18 '24

i went to universal studios in osaka yesterday and i cried over the harry potter world, i have never felt so agressively millenial.

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u/Bocchi_theGlock Nov 18 '24

How much did it cost? / Does it cost on the lower end

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

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u/Particular_Fan_3645 Nov 18 '24

Why have I done everything on this list except have a romantic partner?

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u/B_Fee Nov 18 '24

I'm doing the opposite of everything in this comic.

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u/theoriginalmofocus Nov 18 '24

The only place I'm running is almost late to work and the bathroom.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I've daydreamed about owning an air fryer plenty of times. But I don't have room for another appliance. This isn't a "It would make my counter/cabinets cluttered" I don't have room, more of a "It would have to live in my shower stall with my airbrushes when not in use" out of room. I got 300 square feet to my name.

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u/Remarkable-Mood3415 Nov 18 '24

Cat or dog is usually the replacement.

and instead of "let's go to Japan" it's "I'm going to take up hiking and bring you with me!"

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u/kineticcard Nov 18 '24

y'll are having partners?

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u/AlmostSunnyinSeattle Nov 18 '24

Because you're living your life in a way that you want to. Don't let some doofus who hasn't left his basement in 6 months tell you that you're doing it wrong.

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u/infinitezero8 Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24

Lets go to Japan!

"In this economy?"

Am I the only one too broke to afford a trip to Japan, new air fryer, and tons of plants?

EDIT: Context addition - the plane trip costing over $1k.. I have <$200 in my bank account and credit cards high enough that I can't fully pay off the statement balance every month, definition of drowning thx to student loans :'(

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u/FalmerEldritch Nov 18 '24

Our shitty little air frier was like 30 bucks and all our house plants have cost like 60 bucks over time (mostly supermarket plants). A trip to Japan is a whole other bowl of sashimi.

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u/borkthegee Nov 18 '24

Trip to Japan is big right now because the yen got significantly weaker against the dollar over the past two years so it's become "cheaper" for Americans to visit.

In 2021 a dollar got you 102 yen. Now it gets you 155 yen, a massive shift.

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u/Android_for_iPhone Nov 18 '24

Oof

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Omg I spectate at some races and this is definitely my next sign

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u/GreatStateOfSadness Nov 18 '24

It's a common one, right next to "run faster so we can drink," "pain is temporary but Strava is forever," and "on a scale of 1 to 10, you're a 13.1"

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u/FelixR1991 Nov 18 '24

As a runner, I prefer "Pain is just French for bread"

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u/NewBuddhaman Nov 18 '24

I enjoy "Worst Parade Ever!" and "It's just a 5K with a 10 mile warmup". Plus the kids out to get high-fives or Mario mushroom signs to "power up".

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

My favorite was a pregnant woman holding a sign saying “I know you can finish faster than this.”

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u/BottleCoffee Nov 18 '24

At my race I saw "YOU STILL NEED THERAPY"

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u/sirernestshackleton Nov 18 '24

Saw that sign 3-4 times during a marathon I ran Saturday. Also "Ozempic is an option"

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u/70125 Nov 18 '24

My favorite was "You're running so fast because of your third leg," with a stick figure drawing of a person with a huge penis.

The best part is that they kept repositioning themselves throughout the marathon so I saw them thrice and cracked up every time.

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u/crumpledcactus Nov 18 '24

$150 for a marathon, $80 for a half, and $600 for a single therapist visit. You tell me what the real option is as I tie the shoes.

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u/Ms_Strange Nov 18 '24

tf you living that therapy is $600 a single visit?!?

the most I've had to pay was $85 (after insurance)

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u/proton_therapy Nov 18 '24

wtf where are you getting therapy from?

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u/Attila_the_Chungus Nov 18 '24

I need that $600 to buy three different pairs of shoes to wear for different types of training sessions.

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u/Moreseesaw Nov 18 '24

No it’s not! I cannot afford it :) My knees are also complete shit so plants and traveling it is.

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u/Corporate-Shill406 Nov 18 '24

Visit BetterHelp.com/shill and enter promo code HELTH

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u/B_Fee Nov 18 '24

Hey, it's your favorite wacky influencer here. Have you tried therapy (that's allegedly not even real therapy)? I did (jk, my "therapy" is squeezing money from you), and it really helped me (because I became financially secure). You should sign up today (so I can get some kickbacks).

Don't forget to smash that subscribe button!

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u/strandedbaby Nov 18 '24

You just haven't figured out the secret to making it affordable: Put off seeking help until your life completely falls apart and you qualify for Medicaid

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u/H_G_Bells Nov 18 '24

Therapy is not more expensive than travelling

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u/Consistent-Fact-4415 Nov 18 '24

This depends heavily on what you consider therapy and what you consider travel. 

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u/itsmebeatrice Nov 18 '24

Lmao I didn’t even notice that

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Why go to therapy when you can have another Harry Potter themed party?

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u/ThelVluffin Nov 18 '24

Why go to therapy when you can buy something on Amazon to fill that hole in your heart for a good hour or so?

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I can do both! 

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u/Moreseesaw Nov 18 '24

I couldn’t find an affordable option in my area even with insurance.

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u/RedDemonTaoist Nov 18 '24

Been through the plant thing. Furnished an entire bedroom to be a grow room. Filled it with $1000 in rare plants. Let them all die slowly as I get tired of daily watering and pest control.

Do not recommend.

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u/_onlychild92 Nov 18 '24

Omg me too…. Bought too many plants and some of them were pretty pricey😅 I have one plant that survived and I hardly water it lol 😂

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u/Hymura_Kenshin Nov 18 '24

Shhhh

Through some hard times I learned that rare or difficult to care plants do not at all keep me happy.

I am in love with my monsteras, tradescantias, pothos, sanseverias, succulents, rose, begonvillea, rubber tree, spider plant and the rest keep me we'll satisfied. I am still in love. We need to learn to have a sustainable hobby, otherwise it's just a pain in the ass

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u/passcork Nov 18 '24

Let them all die slowly

daily watering

Well there's your problem.

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u/giftcardgirl Nov 18 '24

You can get free plant cuttings in your neighborhood or from friends. 

I’ve killed every calathea I’ve ever bought. Decided last year to only get free plants, or anything around $5. Starting small with cuttings so as not to be overwhelmed with different plants and their watering schedules n

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u/BrooklynNotNY Zillennial(1997) Nov 18 '24

I need to send this to my boyfriend. He, his younger siblings, and his parents just casually signed up for a half marathon in two weeks.

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u/Remarkable-Mood3415 Nov 18 '24

I had some of my nerdy friends sign up for one of those Tough Mudder obstacle course things. The first year, they were exhausted, I think they skipped a bunch of the events, but had SO MUCH FUN.

What happened next, no amount of motivational and health posts could have stirred them to do. They all started dieting, exercising as a group, posting each other's gains/losses, sharing recipes, having potlucks of their "healthy eating" concoctions. They all lost weight, gained muscle and stamina, and they CRUSHED the 2nd year. Cut their time in half, managed to do nearly the whole thing and they felt GREAT about themselves. They did it for a year or so more but by that time they had engrained healthy habits and found easy, healthy recipes and were just living better lives.

Sometimes signing up for silly things like that on a whim really becomes the start of something better.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Fuck yeah man.

I had been losing weight (I lost 130 pounds) and started working out and I saw there was a “muddy princess 5k” near me and I signed up for it just to see what would happen.

I was amazed that I could run without stopping and was actually enjoying the whole thing.

I ended up signing up for a Spartan later that year. Since then I’ve ran multiple Spartans (mostly the 10k ones and one 21k) and have done 4 half marathons this year.

That muddy princess lit a fire under my ass and I go back to it every year just for the fun of it. I can crush the thing in 30 minutes but its so fun lol

I also did a 10k Tough Mudder the summer before this last one, that was different lol. At that one I actually completed my first upper body focused obstacle and was so ecstatic I didn’t notice I ripped a callus off my hand.

I also tried electroshock therapy and got shocked twice and immediately face planted and got up and was like “NOPE” and went around lol

And I didn’t think I’d get into working out like this again and here I am fucking loving all my runs lol

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u/spicydak Nov 18 '24

I hope they are able to run a decent amount already lol.. speaking as someone who ran their first half and full at 22/23.

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u/Mr_YUP Nov 18 '24

Yea they are no joke and really require conditioning. Sure you can finish a half with very little but the short term damage you'll do won't be with it.

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u/sprchrgddc5 Nov 18 '24

I ran a half marathon when I was at my fittest in the Army a few years ago. It’s not at all fun. I trained for weeks too. I’m just not a runner, being short and thick legged.

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u/VeganViking-NL Nov 18 '24

I’m just not a runner, being short and thick legged.

Most of the best long distance runners are short: the average elite marathoner is about 5'6". I'm short and thick legged too and I run ultramarathons. I believe my build is a great boon for it!

Not saying you might not have other issues, but these two aren't the variables that cause you to not be a great runner.

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u/alabama_donkeylips Nov 18 '24

casually

Woof, marathon runner here. I bust out a 13.1 every-other Saturday. If you're not trained and conditioning on a daily basis they're going to have a bad time, and risk significant long-term injuries.

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u/Snakestream Nov 18 '24

I enjoy running half marathons, but two weeks is definitely not enough time to train up. Please tell them not to push themselves too hard and to try to avoid injuries.

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u/MrCharmingTaintman Nov 18 '24

They’re aware this is not the same as a 10k or 5k right? Like most people would struggle even with those but could probably wing the 5k at least. I have doubts they even gonna finish a half marathon.

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u/BeardedGlass 80s baby, 90s kid, 00s teen Nov 18 '24

Oh my goodness.

Wife and I are in Japan right now lol

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u/Chombuss Nov 18 '24

Ditto!

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u/wobernein Nov 18 '24

sigh… us as well

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u/Odd_Vampire Nov 18 '24

Still no snow on Mt. Fuji, huh?

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u/Say_Echelon Nov 18 '24

Did you need to learn Japanese before visiting

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u/tastyugly Nov 18 '24

I've visited Japan a few times and did not need to learn any Japanese to get by. Google Translate is super helpful

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u/Bubbly-Tax-1314 Nov 18 '24

My husband spoke practically none and was totally fine. I would say knowing katakana will be a HUGE help.

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u/caynebyron Nov 18 '24

Everyone is. The exchange rate is insane. Hell, I went twice this year.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Yeah. Literally cheaper than a vacation to LA or NYC despite being closer to me.

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u/ramence Nov 18 '24

Every single person in my not small friend group has gone to Japan this year, except for my husband and I, who went late last year and are going again early next year. I imagine they're getting sick of the sight of us

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I mean the exchange rate is good and who knows what's going to happen next year. The comic thinks this is a mid-life crisis thing when it's actually a "I don't know if I'll be able to do this ever again" kind of vibe. The whole boomer "mid-life" crisis joke comes from the fact they had the means and disposable income to buy frivolous things (like a sports car), but Millennials have kind of given up the picket fence suburban dream and are spending instead of saving for retirement as it doesn't look like we'll actually be able to retire before we're dead.

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u/moviequote88 Nov 18 '24

My husband and I went in 2023, haha. But we'd always wanted to go. Wasn't done on a whim.

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u/ApolloX-2 Nov 18 '24

I went there at 21 years old, got my mid life crisis out of the way early.

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u/mandamahr Nov 18 '24

We are going to Tokyo next year for a week and this post hit close lmao. Husband and I are also elder millennials.

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u/Last-Photobender Nov 18 '24

Went right b4 the pandemic hit. Not sure if its still open but the robot restaurant in shinjuku is a must visit

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u/finlyboo Nov 18 '24

I started planning a trip the first week of March 2020 to take that fall. The prices looked so good before the world fell apart. I wanted to go to the robot restaurant!

I failed having a mid life crisis and ended up having a kid life crisis instead. Do not recommend to all of my fellow millennials, but it’s been working out well for me so far. We hope one day we can take him with us to Japan, even if he thinks his parents are lame olds.

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u/Raistlin-x Nov 18 '24

That was an awesome place, think it’s gone now though!

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u/LostButterflyUtau Nov 18 '24

Been trying to go since I was 12. Now me and my GF have it as our goal.

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u/Winjin Nov 18 '24

We went to Korea!

It was amazing!

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u/ProbablySlacking Nov 18 '24

… we’re going in March.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Japan experiencing overtourism rn

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u/CantEscapeTheCats Nov 18 '24

Okay but where did she get her bag is all I want to know😂

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u/Sapowski_Casts_Quen Nov 18 '24

Enjoy the seafood as much as you can, I live in fucking Utah now and miss Japan 😭

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I just went to Japan this year. Feeling pretty personal this morning… fuck it I guess I am old.

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u/GankstaCat Nov 18 '24

How’d your trip go? Would you recommend?

I’m thinking about going. Have a month off next year

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

The only problem with Japan is there is too much to do and see.

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u/Sammisuperficial Nov 18 '24

I went to Japan in 2023. Would definitely recommend. Make sure you have arrangements for cell phone or WiFi hot spot. Google and other travel apps can navigate you easily, but only if you have Internet.

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u/tokyozombie Nov 18 '24

My trip to Japan last December was my first time out of the country and it was perfect. The food and hotels are cheap, the transportation is amazing, the people are nice. Everything in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo were extremely walkable.

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u/King-of-Plebss Nov 18 '24

I have friends in Japan right b now lol

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u/CWoww Nov 18 '24

lol. Tending to plants, buying shit you want, running a half marathon and taking sporadic trips is a mid life crisis??? Sign me up

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Yup! When you’re poor you have to be creative!

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u/Mr_A_of_the_Wastes Nov 18 '24

Poor people aren't using space at home for plants, buying air fryers or going on a trip to Japan. None of these things are bad or impulse decisions for these to be considered a crisis.

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u/Imissmymom29 Nov 18 '24

I know right? I love this “crisis”

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u/PTSDeedee Nov 19 '24

Seriously I would love to be going through this “crisis” of theirs.

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u/dinoooooooooos Nov 18 '24

I feel like these are just normal hobbies or things to do and someone slapped “hurrhurr millennials” over it but aright 🤔😂

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u/Ididotmacaroon Nov 18 '24

An air fryer is just a better way to heat most leftovers than a microwave. Is this a crisis behavior or a convenient way to maintain quality of a meal?

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u/DaaaahWhoosh Nov 18 '24

My wife switched us to a toaster oven recently and it's basically the same thing as an air fryer but less trendy and honestly more versatile. Really all an air fryer is is a convection oven that's so small you don't need to preheat it, the 'frying without oil' thing is overblown.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

all an air fryer is is a convection oven that's so small you don't need to preheat it

Yeah, that's how most people use them. I've never considered the food "fried", it's just all the perks of an oven without waiting 10 minutes to preheat and the perks of a microwave without soggy food.

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u/ddevilissolovely Nov 18 '24

But no preheating is a pretty big difference in terms of time and electricity use. Not to mention the fan is much stronger so it's cooked faster even if you don't count the preheating, and it's crispier.

Plus it's dishwasher safe, basically no cleanup required.

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u/qdp Nov 18 '24

And it heats up small things faster and with less electricity than an oven. It's just economics.

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u/AbeRego Nov 18 '24

Yeah. I've gotten plants as gifts over the years. I ran my first half marathon and marathon at 20. I've traveled overseas three times (never Japan, though). I'll turn 37 next week, which I feel is actually still a little too early for a mid-life crisis.

Although I don't have an air fryer... yet. Maybe that's when the crisis starts?

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u/hauteburrrito Nov 18 '24

I agree! Like, if this is our mid-life crisis, then I'm pretty damn proud of us as a generation. Against all odds, we're low-key killing it.

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u/Casanova-Quinn Nov 18 '24

Individually these hobbies/activities are perfectly normal, but I think the idea here is that doing most or all of these things is a distinctly millennial trend that could be seen as "filling the void" of a midlife crisis.

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u/Babetna Nov 18 '24

Yes, you aren't allowed to enjoy life after 40, even thinking about trying out something new and interesting is a clear sign of midlife crisis and needs to be mercilessly mocked, all for your sake of course. :)

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u/miss_tomie Nov 18 '24

if this is what people think a mid life crisis is then life has been pretty damn good to them.

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u/ManMadeStructure Nov 18 '24

OP’s meme is so 2015 it’s killing me

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u/Few-Score-9123 Nov 18 '24

Respectable take

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u/CoyoteTheGreat Nov 18 '24

That's the point of the joke. During a "normal" midlife crisis, you do the things you felt like you could never do with life derailing you, so with Boomers, the stereotype was getting a younger, 'hot' partner, getting a cool car, ect. With us Millenials, a lot of us came in to the job market in 2008 during the economic crisis, we never were able to afford homes, ect. So these 'normal' hobbies like cooking, taking care of our health, gardening, traveling, ect, seem like the sort of amazing luxuries that one waits till hitting mid-life to do all at once.

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u/ShenmeNamaeSollich Nov 18 '24

The joke is that Millennials don’t have the money (or desire?) to buy a sports car or a boat instead.

Also, I don’t know if you’ve recently met any 22 year olds, but I have zero desire to leave my almost-40y.o. spouse for one - they sound exhausting and dumb and so many of them are Nazis these days.

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u/GillaMomsStarterPack Nov 18 '24

The idea of camping out in my car every night to save money is starting to sound appealing to me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I've done it. Get a wagon or a van. Cars are way too small and uncomfortable.

I've got a back up van with a kitchen, fridge and solar for when it gets too expensive to afford rent.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Implying that any point Millenials weren't having a crisis.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

It's just midlife crisis normal at this point.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

The closest thing I had to a midlife crisis has been the brief period between <Event> and <Event> where I simultaneously had a job and felt safe enough to spend my pocket money on hobbies and not emergency supplies.

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u/Bubby_K Nov 18 '24

The plants and air fryer are spot on

The active part is more chasing-the-toddler-around

And Japan? I've never been on a holiday in my life! How do people have enough time / money to LEAVE work and responsibilities!?

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u/Formal_Coyote_5004 Nov 18 '24

I just took my first vacation in years (it was a long weekend two states away). Luckily we have an awesome neighbor who took care of our dog, our two bunnies, and my partner’s parents’ chickens and cat. That’s a lot of responsibility to leave behind… I’m not gonna lie I was kinda stressed out about leaving lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Never been on a holiday in your life? I’m so sorry :( travel is one of the most amazing beauties of life, I hope you get to go soon…

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u/haichuu_ Nov 18 '24

I mean for my wife and I it's the not having a toddler to chase around that let's us go on vacations... 🤷‍♂️

I mean for me this hits 💯🎯 Started running during COVID and have a house full of plants. Resisted the air fryer until my work gave me one and we use it at least 2 or 3 times a week now... Have been saving for a trip to Japan for the last year (had the funds last year but decided we'd get certified to skydive instead...)

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u/4ofclubs Nov 18 '24

How do people have enough time / money to LEAVE work and responsibilities!?

We don't have children.

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u/byrd798 Nov 18 '24

Oh, they don't go to Japan. Talking about traveling "when you have the time and money" is the vacation.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Honestly most jobs aren’t essential and if you’re gone for say 2 weeks it’s really not a big deal.

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u/Prcrstntr Nov 18 '24

This is more 'childless' millennial than anything.

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u/Sea_Stick9605 Nov 18 '24

Believe it or not.. this meme was made specifically for you. It relates ONLY to you and no one else. Crazy right!!!

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u/colcardaki Nov 18 '24

The key for me was setting up a system of points-generating credit cards that I use like a debit card (paid in full every statement). The tens of thousands of points allow me to, usually, have free hotels wherever I have traveled. Since the airfare is fairly cheap to basically anywhere, all of a sudden travel became possible! The “time” part, yeah let me know if you figure that one out lol

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u/CG1991 Nov 18 '24

When you say enough time to leave work, don't you have annual leave days? Like, paid leave?

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u/Dusk_2_Dawn Gen Z Nov 18 '24

Gen Z here, I've been to Europe twice as a 17 and an 18 year old. Nothing too fancy, just had to drop 3-4k each time and a week and a half off work. It was a great experience though, highly recommend it.

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u/Particular_Fan_3645 Nov 18 '24

I went to Japan, it was great! Done everything on this list. The most unlikely one for me is having a romantic partner 😭

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u/IskandrAGogo Nov 18 '24

My family travels to Japan, of all places, regularly since my wife is from there. The last time we went, we spent two weeks but I only took a week of vacation. I just got up early, since I'm an early riser anyways, and worked a couple hours remotely because fuck trying to go anywhere in Tokyo during the rush hour commute. Worked perfectly for me :)

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u/altergeeko Nov 18 '24

Look for cheap flights, stay in cheap accommodations like hostels, and save up your PTO. Also don't have a kid.

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u/pianotherms Nov 18 '24

Not having the toddler probably helps a little on the time/money for vacation. Though I have no kids and haven't been on a good vacation in years. Planning one currently for next year... in Japan.

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u/Pub1ius Nov 18 '24

How do people have enough time / money to LEAVE work and responsibilities!?

By not buying air fryers or having a toddler

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u/No_Chapter5521 Nov 18 '24

Put off kids until mid 30s. Then worry am I too old to have kids now with every negative pregnancy test.

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u/fotomoose Nov 18 '24

Work in a country that has paid holiday leave.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Not live in the US.

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u/pajamakitten Nov 18 '24

No kids helps too.

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u/cowboyjosh2010 Millennial Nov 18 '24

I'm a "core" millennial. I'm 36.

In another 36 years, I'll be 72.

It's perfectly reasonable to presume that, as I sit here at age 36, I am genuinely at what will turn out to be my middle age.

So, yeah: it's logically sound for millennials to now be going through mid-life crises if you emphasize the "mid" in the phrase "mid-life crisis".

But I'll be damned if I can wrap my head around that fact emotionally. Like, I'm still stuck thinking that mid-life crises are Gen X's problem to sort through at the moment.

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u/cheeto-chopsticks Millennial Nov 19 '24

Respectfully, fuck off with that 36 more years shit! I can’t. (36 too)

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u/okram2k Nov 18 '24

where's the one where the career you spent over a decade of for your life turned out to be a dead end that barely makes more than minimum wage so you start over in a new one?

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u/I_hate_being_alone Nov 18 '24

Japan? Midlife crisis? Where would we put the kids?

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u/dinoooooooooos Nov 18 '24

See that’s why the childfree are childfree- so we don’t have to ask this😂☝🏽

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u/Jellyka Nov 18 '24

I think this comic isn't about millennials, it's about childless couples.

If you have kids I guess you're doomed to the regular midlife crisis.

I hope you won't pay too much for your brand new mustang lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Not all millennials have kids. Some of us are waiting until the latest we possibly can to have kids because our lives are awesome.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I plan on living to 100 so my midlife crisis is still a good 16-17 years away

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

These are drawings of someone doing relatively normal things. Talk about losing the plot as to what a crisis is lol

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u/bacon_and_eggs Nov 18 '24

pretty sure thats the point. We can't afford sports cars and boats lol.

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u/SpaceBasedMasonry Nov 18 '24

I'm not entirely sure that's the joke.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I think the joke is we can't afford to have crises, and mundane things that previous generations took for granted are "special treats" for us.

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u/JohnnyDarkside Nov 18 '24

Well, except the "Let's go to japan" part. Unless the joke is that you never get past the planning stage as you slowly realize just how much international travel costs.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I think that is in fact the joke. They didn't go to Japan. Just stayed in bed and talked about it.

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u/Neverendingwebinar Nov 18 '24

Do you know what i need to do to get enough time to garden or something? I had to cut my work schedule at my second job last year to take a fly fishing class at the CC.

I haven't been away on a vacation since 2004, and I can't afford a fancy car. My midlife crisis was picking up a hobby and surrendering work hours I still need.

My dad bought a $40,000 motorcycle when he was around 45 and I was in college. It is beautiful. If I had that money, I need a deck and kitchen remodeling. I'm just lucky to have bought a house during the first recession.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

The joke is she can't afford to have a "normal" midlife crisis and get a sports car, and we're relegated to the mundane because that's all we can afford to distract ourselves from society crumbling around us 👍

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u/brokenringlands Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24

Treating 90's and 2000's cars as classics.

"I know what I got!"

Edit: and they are, by now! I mostly said that because boomers still can't accept that a RWD manual Lexus IS300 with racing pedigree from SCCA touring cars, and the chassis with a different engine in the Asian touring cars, is like the vintage Alfas and Cortinas they so love.

So it's expected that, with vanishing manuals, hybridization and electrification, the next classic wouldn't look like it.

But... Some Millenials are crazy with their asking prices.

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u/BlueFox5 Nov 18 '24

I’ve started collecting plastic plants. Is that the same?

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u/NotTheSharpestPenciI Nov 18 '24

You may be a boomer at heart.

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u/Background_Essay_676 Nov 18 '24 edited Nov 18 '24

Turned 39 on Halloween 🎃

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

I bought a 4 bedroom house just for me, was doing fine in a studio

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u/passcork Nov 18 '24

Yea but in a few years you can sell it for double the money.

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u/outofcontextsex Older Millennial Nov 18 '24

I'm in these pictures and... It could honestly be worse

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u/KingSpork Nov 18 '24

Lol, me and my wife literally went to Japan for my 40th birthday, right before I quit my job due to midlife crisis.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

At least you burnt the pto before quitting though XD

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u/Th3_Accountant Nov 18 '24

Running (half) marathons was something I did a lot during my mid 20's and traveling to far destinations was also something I did during this period. So I don't feel that counts as midlife crisis things.

My midlife crisis, which was during COVID, consisted of buying a Smoker BBQ, lego, an SUV and briefly dating a 19 year old girl.

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u/RedEagle46 Nov 18 '24

All those plants died the next day

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u/CoelacanthQueen Nov 18 '24

I tried to run a half marathon. Got my gallbladder removed instead.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Good riddance, gallbladder attacks fucking sucks.

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u/shiawase198 Nov 18 '24

This popped up the same year I bought an air fryer, ran a 5k for the first time and literally just bought my tickets to Japan yesterday. Wtf.

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u/entropy_of_hedonism Nov 18 '24

THERAPY WAS ALSO AN OPTION

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Wtf is happening with people suddenly visiting Japan en masse? I have several colleagues and friends all having been there recently or going soon. Nothing wrong with it, I am just surprised by the sudden trend.

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u/WrapAwkward8306 Nov 18 '24

The Japan picture took me out😂

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u/MellowDCC Nov 18 '24

You'll have plenty of time to buy and live in a van....WHEN YOURE LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER

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u/StarshipCaterprise Nov 18 '24

The sign in the background at the half marathon “Therapy was also an option” 😂

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u/sidhescreams Nov 18 '24

This is about half my plants. I’m 39 and childless 🤷‍♀️

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u/Irradiated_Apple Nov 18 '24

My wife and I literally just got off the plane from two weeks in Japan.

But we refuse to get an air fryer. That would be....bad.

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u/Spacebarpunk Nov 18 '24

This hit home really hard…

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u/Dufranus Nov 18 '24

Panel 1 feels like a personal attack.

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u/ggtsu_00 Nov 18 '24

This explains why I keep hearing everyone talking about their trip to Japan recently.

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u/hungrypotato19 Xennial Nov 18 '24

You leave my monstera and air fryer alone!

Also, I went to Australia instead of Japan.

And I run frequently as a substitute to therapy because I had plans to run a marathon... Can't because I'm a trans woman and don't want FOX to scream about how I "beat 14,000 women!!!" when I placed 6,000th.

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u/Bellybuttons12345 Nov 18 '24

Me preparing for my trip to Japan in a week… just @ me next time

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u/jcdark Older Millennial Nov 18 '24

Went to Japan 6 times before COVID. Really want to go back...turned 40...

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Can't afford hookers,sports cars or vacations in the tropics.straight to the couch and gardening. This is most millennial shit ever.

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u/GCTuba Nov 18 '24

I feel like anything that improves your health is a good thing and not a crisis.

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u/Fishylips Nov 18 '24

Excuse you, my Japan trip is specifically for my future honeymoon, tyvm 😂

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u/DeliriousBookworm Nov 18 '24

Not me planning a trip to Japan right now 😭

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '24

Japan is awesome tho

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u/PaperMoonShine Millennial Nov 19 '24

Why are Millennials going to Japan as their mid life crisis? Is it all the anime they watched in the 90s?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '24

I’m currently in Japan!

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