Millennial as hell: Stuck in the paradox

by Alex Steed · 2009-01-02 07:20:00 UTC
Topics:

This morning, I approached a slightly older (early 30s colleague) about an ethical/logistical issue relating to a project we're working on. I asked her to "mentor me through it."

The tail end of our exchange:

Me: Cool. Good. I'm glad to put that out there / have it received. (This conversation, by the way, ESPECIALLY since it's happening on Gchat, is Millennial as hell - younger Millennial seeks advice of slighter older, yet cool, in touch colleague on moral/logistical question).

Colleague: Haha. Does it make it more Millennial if i have my iTunes on shuffle, the blog Cakewrecks [open in a tab] in the background, all while working?

Me: Oh G-d! I just entered a Millennial paradox. Help! I'm trapped!

Colleague: Ha!

Me: It's like in Back to the Future, if you touch an old version of your self - a past version, or something like that - the universe falls apart. Like crossing the streams.

Alex Steed
PREVIOUS STORY:
Some thanks, a bit of holiday cheer, and an update.
NEXT STORY:
Destiny's Children: Celebrating a year of Millennial-focused immersion.

COMMENTS (1)

    Comment Policy

    · All fields are required to comment.

    [X]

    Comments on Change.org are meant for further exploration and evaluation of the campaign on Change.org. To that end, we welcome constructive comments. However, we reserve the right to delete comments which, as determined solely in our discretion: (1) are offensive, abusive, or off-topic; (2) include content solely intended to personally attack the campaign creator, (3) are designed to subvert or hijack comment threads rather than contribute to them; and/or (4) violate our terms of service and/or privacy policy. Repeat offenders may be permanently removed from the site at our discretion. Please also be advised that: (A) we do not actively curate and/or monitor in any manner whatsoever the comments made on the Change.org platform, and (B) the creator of each campaign on Change.org may remove any comment at her/his/its discretion.