http://trilema.com/2016/millennial-problems/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:52:21 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 http://trilema.com/2016/millennial-problems/#comment-118253 Mircea Popescu Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:20:15 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=67768#comment-118253 "Things one can do" includes by this measure anything whatsoever. "Shitting suns, moons and various planets", why not. Meanwhile "writing" is a top node, "real estate" is a 2nd node off commerce, and grappling/lifting is a 3rd node, off sports. "Things one can do" includes by this measure anything whatsoever. "Shitting suns, moons and various planets", why not. Meanwhile "writing" is a top node, "real estate" is a 2nd node off commerce, and grappling/lifting is a 3rd node, off sports.

]]> http://trilema.com/2016/millennial-problems/#comment-118252 PeterL Tue, 26 Jul 2016 02:25:10 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=67768#comment-118252 The list does have a unifying theme, these are all things one can do, sort of hobby-like. And they are things one can do and fail. Get pinned by opponent in the fist few seconds. Yank at a weight and not move it. Lose money on a house. Produce rubbish not fit for reddit. Perhaps these are all things that are easy to fail at, and the author is hoping that his list will strike a resonance when the reader says "hey, I failed at that too!"? The list does have a unifying theme, these are all things one can do, sort of hobby-like. And they are things one can do and fail. Get pinned by opponent in the fist few seconds. Yank at a weight and not move it. Lose money on a house. Produce rubbish not fit for reddit. Perhaps these are all things that are easy to fail at, and the author is hoping that his list will strike a resonance when the reader says "hey, I failed at that too!"?

]]> http://trilema.com/2016/millennial-problems/#comment-118251 Mircea Popescu Tue, 26 Jul 2016 01:34:57 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=67768#comment-118251 Curdling! It's a skill! Curdling! It's a skill!

]]> http://trilema.com/2016/millennial-problems/#comment-118250 Pete Dushenski Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:46:02 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=67768#comment-118250 Turkey's "list" is one of those slow-burning jokes that only gets better with time. I can imagine him adding "cooking" after letting the milk spoil in the fridge. Turkey's "list" is one of those slow-burning jokes that only gets better with time. I can imagine him adding "cooking" after letting the milk spoil in the fridge.

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