I am a millennial and this article makes me sick.

> But articles bemoaning the “snowflake millennial generation” in their “safe spaces” on college campuses have continued, and it’s time to think critically about what exactly is being expressed by this ideology.

In response to articles bemoaning the millennial generation as whiny "snowflakes", the author makes a whiny article.

> The cost of an education (something that’s expected for those higher-paying jobs) has skyrocketed. As a result, millennials with degrees are often saddled with massive student loan debt

Debt that was willingly taken on in lieu of other options such as trade school, or working their way up in a specific field. As adults, Millenials should be prepared to weigh risk vs. reward. If the ROI of a college education leaves you saddled with debt -- that may not be a wise decision.

> So how has the economy not completely tanked (yet)? Well, for those whose wealth is more reliant on property, the economy has been relatively pretty good. Other than the 2008 market crash, the value of land and housing has constantly risen, and the stock market is now at three times the level it was before the crash.

Real estate has always been a valued asset and an excellent store of wealth in the developed world. Housing prices in the United States occasionally take hard downturns, but consistently recover to keep up with and even surpass inflation. Same goes for the stock market, except it has a shorter track record.

> Casting millennials as petulant adults trapped in adolescence has allowed previous generations to dismiss our concerns.

Lack of buying power, social networks, and poor decision-making have allowed previous generations to dismiss your concerns, which are apparent by the end of the article.

> And because millennials are the most racially diverse and openly LGBTQ generation, what that really means is the largest group of LGBTQ and racial minorities are being infantilized, ridiculed, and disenfranchised.

So because there are more minorities in the millennial generation -- they deserve special treatment?

> Even when they do run for office — and win — millennials are dismissed as immature. One need only look at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to see the condescension leveled at her every comment, telling her she needs to “get experience,” as though 29 isn’t a decade into adulthood

The condescending attitude is not unearned. AOC has made some serious goofs on television, in softball interviews. Her policy ideas are financially impossible. I seriously question her grasp on reality.

> We need to cancel large portions of student debt and dramatically refinance consumer debt.

Millenials are strong independent adults who shouldn't be teased. Also, please make the government pay for all our bad debt.

> We need to pull back on income inequality by instituting caps on compensation and lifting working-class and middle-class wages.

Compensation caps worked really well in Japan. Look at how awesome their economy is doing. Raising minimum wage is also a bulletproof plan -- worked in Venezuela and Greece...oh...wait.

> We need to strengthen our economic safety nets to prevent people from slipping into poverty, and then debt. And we must do it all with an eye for the extreme wealth disparities between white Americans and Americans of color

What a time to be alive. Racist socialism. That's the main pitch. Can't make this shit up.