I swear, everyone in their 30s and 40s and 2026 just feels totally numb because,

Being a Millennial (1981-1996) in 2026 I SWEAR, EVERYONE IN THEIR 30S AND 40S AND 2026 JUST FEELS TOTALLY NUMB BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, GRADUATED INTO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINALLY GOT INDEPENDENT RIGHT IN TIME FOR A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, HIT SOME OF OUR HIGHEST EARNING YEARS RIGHT AS AI STARTED REPLACING HALF THE JOBS WE BASICALLY SPENT A DECADE LEARNING, TRY TO BUY HOUSES DURING WHAT'S FELT LIKE A NEVER ENDING HOUSING CRISIS. ALL WHILE WATCHING THE WORLD GO FROM LANDLINES TO FLIP PHONES TO CARRYING THIS 7 INCH SUPERCOMPUTER IN OUR POCKET THAT BASICALLY ENCOURAGES US TO LOOK AT IT A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY. AND THE FUNNIEST PART, BACK IN LIKE 2016, ALL WE WANTED WAS CONVENIENCE, RIGHT? LIKE FASTER APPS, FASTER DELIVERY, WORK FROM ANYWHERE, EVERYTHING ON DEMAND. AND NOW IN 2026, THAT'S WHERE HARF OF US WOULD GLADLY GIVE ALL OF IT UP FOR A QUIET JOB AS A PARK RANGER WITH, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T NEED WI-FI TO DO THEIR JOB AND JUST LIKE LIVES ON A PENSION. NOT BECAUSE WE'RE LAZY, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST. WE'RE EXHAUSTED FROM LIVING THROUGH LIKE FIVE ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENTS BEFORE WE GET TO HAVE A MIDLIFE CRISIS.