Why do Millennials prefer walking, biking, or taking an uber over owning and driving a car?
>>55901697
It's complicated but they're very short sighted.
>>55901697
Give them the impression of being rich and famous but will be depressed they're shit once in their thirties
she doesn't look it but she is actually a pretty good player
>>55901801
>>55901763
>>55901697
m8 how old are you? post-millenial baby? millenial are young """adult""" 26-36 now
>>55901856
>mfw an Asian was bad at math near me
>>55901856
Wait, so I, a 22 year-old, am not a millennial? What am I supposed to be?
>>55901889
He's Indonesian. The only math they can do is scamming a few rupiahs out of street vendors
>>55901697
My cousin was an exchange student in Seattle and she said you guys take your car anywhere you go. Is that really so? Even if it's just within a walking distance?
>>55901889
defining and naming age bracket is not math, its autism
>>55901949
Yes.
>why do people like cheaper and less stressful transit
uh... IDK XDDDD
I thought cars were cool when I was a teenager but I sort of lost interest as an adult.
because modern cars are garbage
>>55901949
Walking is for yuropoors commies
>>55901697
Some can't afford a car.
>>55901998
Basically this I guess.
It is no longer the 60s. There's more stuff to do today, cars aren't romanticized in popular culture, and they're not easily repairable/modifiable by amateurs anymore.
>being poor
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
I've always been slightly intimidated by driving.
>>55901697
I can't afford a car right now and everything is in walking distance of me
>>55901697
>not wanting to own a car
>not owning a car
Fucking poorfags.
Because we aren't boomers, silly.
>>55901697
sitting in gridlock traffic is for cucks and niggers.
see: los angeles
literally only reason to drive is if you have friends/gf.
;_;
>>55901697
Cars cost money for gas and repairs. Also insurance. Also the younger you are the higher insurance is. I'm paying like $500 in insurance because I'm 21.
>>55902475
Or ya know, if you wanna drive out to the middle of the mountains yourself while you're sitting at home being neet
>>55901856
Millenials are only 16.
>>55902592
Millenials are people born between 1980 and 2000.
>>55901889
south east "asians" aren't really Asians, they're more like sub-human monkeys that you exploit.
>>55902592
Are you retarded?
>>55902107
This. Cars today are all plastic garbage anyway. They aren't as appealing as the used to be. They're really just hope to throw your money in, especially if you're still in college and have a part time job. At minimum wage you'd be spending half hour income on a car.
>>55902773
>musclefags
60s muscle is antiquated and laughably crude and inefficient compared with anything modern.
>>55901697
Do they? You havings PROOFS? It's interesting.
t. Sold my car 4 years ago because Moscow traffic sucks
>>55901697
Insurance for Millenials is going to be pretty high
>>55902773
This is an important part of it I believe.
>>55902701
>>55902706
What? I thought, they're people from the new millennium.
>>55902815
>implying old cars all are "muscle"
>>55902582
outside is overrated
I've been there, it's like inside except windy and you can't change it when you get bored
maybe if I owned the land it would be worth something because I could do something with it
>>55902773
>plastic garbage
I guess if you mean they are safer than ever and aren't metal shitboxes made to appease greasmonkey egos, then yeah real garbage
>>55902921
Millennials are 1980ish to 2000ish, they don't really have a name for those born after 2000
>>55902921
It's meant to mean people who grew up and went to school at the turn of the millennium. The name for the current generation of teens is still being debated but last I heard ideas were "igeneration" or "generation me" because they're supposed to be fags or something.
>>55903044
>supposed to be fags
They are massive faggots though
>>55902968
>weebshit
>>55903076
>lolcan'tnturn murribarges
>>55903066
Not disputing it. I've met a few and they are Definitely way worse then millenials.
>>55901697
Because this >>55901998.
Middle class is shrinking everywhere in the West.
Are you talking about your country btw? In Europe it was never an absolute necessity to begin with because, you know, we have public transport.
My dad bought me a car (2008 jetta) when I was 15 because he was tired of driving me everyday. High school was fun, I was one of the only 10 dudes that drove to school, and all of us got along really well. We used to make pool parties and drive 50+ people in 6 cars to a town that was nearby where we lived, people invited us everywhere because they knew we would bring people with us.
It was cool and all that, but that's it, just a phase. I spend all day in campus now that I'm studying in another city, I'm more worried about my grades, my food, my apartment than all that shit I used to do. I would never drive in Mexico city, and if I do it it wouldn't see it a commodity, more like something holding me back.
>>55902701
>>55902771
No, that's Generation Y.
>>55903185
They're the same thing m8
>>55903185
They're the same thing. 16 and under are a new generation. Millenials refers to people born between 1980 and 2000, through the term itself is generally applie to people towards the middle of the spectrum.
Im 1991 and im generation Y you cunts, 00s are millenials, before them, gen Y, before us, crack babies, and before them, boomers.
Unless you are in walking distance, cars are essential if u actually have an actual job where being on time is a good thing. Public transport is unreliable no matter what form. Fucking povo cunts in this thread
>>55903249
Gen Y and millenials are the same thing, they're 1980 to 2000. Post 2000 doesn't have a name yet
>>55903249
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials
Generation after Millenials:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z
>>55903280
Yeah, MILLENNIALS. Post MILLENNIUM fuck me dead
If you cant bike to work consider moving.
>>55903293
>A significant aspect of this generation is its widespread usage of the internet from a young age. Members of Generation Z are typically thought of as being comfortable with technology
Your articles so shit. Wikipedeeze nuts, I bet you wrote that shit yourself just now
>>55901697
This doesnt apply to Australians, pretty much everyone over 18 drives a car.
>>55901697
Cars are too expensive and damage the environment
>>55901697
i like cars a lot but realistically speaking a car typically sits parked and empty for like 90% of the day. what is the point of entirely owning a car when i am barely using it? i can easily walk or bike to most places i need in life. i prefer to use a carshare program if i need a car.
>>55903249
>I think the definition of something is different that it actually is and you can't convince me otherwise
I want tumblreddit to leave
>>55903569
No you CAN convince me, what Im getting at is that we are soo different from those born in 2000+ that we are not the same gen, prove it better than a
>yeah historians reckon
Wikipedia article and im all yours
>>55903280
I can't fathom whether I am a millennial or not since I am born in 2000.
>>55902592
>>55902701
okay okay. so state your authority? is there a united nations convention on determination of age range of millennials? Seems to me a Millennial would be some born this millennia
>>55901697
I live in the city
What would I need a car for?
>>55903809
>i have a landline
>what would i need a mobile for?
>>55901697
Mate why should I buy a car for which I also have to pay for gas and taxes so that I can sit behind a weel when busses and trains are free also I get time to be on 4chan that way instead of driving :D
>>55903757
You're just making it too obvious
>>55904065
Nah i was actually serious
>>55903029
>>55903044
>grew up and went to school at the turn of the millennium
So 80s born people aren't millenials. I went to school in 1991, finished it in 2001. My childhood was all 90s.
>>55903249
>Public transport is unreliable no matter what form.
It's more reliable than cars. You will be in time no matter what.
I'm going to give my local GoGet a whirl at some point, but generally I prefer having a few breakfast bracers and catching public transport to get to work though. More time for shitposting.
>>55904201
>public transort is more reliable than your own car
suck my dick
>>55901697
It sucks when a new generation gap is taking over your generation. Say hello to your midlife crisis.
>>55906187
Gladly. I shoul've mentioned it's reliable here, where I live.
The only people in Australia who don't drive cars are smelly unemployed poor people, degenerate innercity hipsters, or feminist women who are, at 45, still studying their arts degree.
>>55901801
>walking, biking, or taking an uber
>rich and famous
because those are all great alternatives you fat cunt
Have you ever heard of traffic? I don't live in the middle of bum fuck nowhere in kansas you fat shit.
>>55901697
Because that way we don't have to put up shitty old ass drivers.
Walking can be really nice and peaceful if you live in a good, scenic area
>>55903788
MODS
It's cheaper, it's more healthy, it's sometimes faster, it's more environment friendly... really no idea why these faggots do it.
>>55907113
he's american, he thinks 'environment friendly' and 'healthy' is for evul libruls and commies
>>55907160
There's legitimate conservation and caring for natural resources and then there's the radical environmentalist movement which is a vehicle for Marxist class warfare.
>>55907160
I literally though about putting an
>inb4
in that post because of "environment friendly", just for the edgy americans.
>>55907239
And not owning a car is marxism?
>>55907290
And I implied that where now?
>>55907113
Uber is not cheaper, in the long run a car will save you money in the long run Uber is just convenient, if I had to take an Uber to work every single day I would spend 1200 dollars a month on it
It's a cultural thing...independence and self-reliance is more valued in America than, like, Denmark.
Uhhhhh. There are better alternatives than Uber, or very similar companies.
Uber's success is solely due to the extremely excessive attention it has received from hipster journalists (all over the world, including here in Flanders) who seem to believe a taxi dispatching app company with a trendy website constitutes a """"tech""" company. Today they ride on the back of their popularity; eventually and inevitably they will start losing ground. They don't really possess any other 'capital' than their brand.
>>55901697
Plenty of millenials own cars if necessitated by a long commute, or supported by a cheaper cost of living and less hassle in adequate parking as in the Midwest. If you work close to home or live in a city with shit parking but good public transport like NYC or pretty much anywhere in California, why bother with the hassle of owning a car?
>>55907421
Independence and self-reliance are mostly "conservative" beliefs here, and rarely found outside the US at all. They're allowed for by a wealthy post-industrial economy, like the one boomers grew up in, and not really something millenials of today can afford in a modern shitconomy.
>meet a girl
>mircale happens
>"lets go to yours"
>"uhh, yeah... I just called this uber, should be here in a few"
>wait for transport
>>55907834
Those have always been part of American culture since frontier times.
>>55901697
Because it's illegal to drive when you are drunk. And yeah, I'm drunk most of the time...
If you live in a pretty big city it's a very expensive luxury.
I live outside big city and need a car but if I lived inside the city I wouldn't have it because it's a lot of money every month.
>>55902582
Things like that are more fun by bike, though. Here you can just take your bike on a train to get roughly where you want to go and then ride your bike through nature. I do it all the time.
>>55901697
Biking and walking are fun and good for your health.
>>55901697
>Why do Millennials prefer walking, biking, or taking an uber over owning and driving a car?
>prefer
ayy don't believe that shit, it's all cognitive dissonance. Millenials who say that are too dumb to save up for/own a car so they pull this bullshit to save face.
>>55907239
So fucking true mate.
Because cars and all the mendatory expenses like insurence, taxes etc. are expensive.
>>55901697
Can post dank maymays on the internet instead of wasting time driving.
>>55903489
>Rural
>>55901697
>fuel is 1€/litre
>monthly transport pass with a student discount costs 6€
gee I wonder why I sold my car after moving here
>>55902592
>>55902921
>>55903044
>>55903226
The literal definition of Millenial is 1980-2000. They male up most of 4chan and the youngest Millenials right now are 15
>>55904201
>You will be in time no matter what
Except it isn't.
>>55901949
I drive to the gym when its a 3 minute walk from my house
>>55910838
Before anyone accuses me of being bad at math, logically the youngest must be 16 but some haven't hit their birthdays yet.
>>55910895
I already added >>55906529. 5-10 minutes on a bus stop, I can usually choose between 2 or 3 routes. ~30-40 minutes to the other end of my 460K town. In Moscow cars are useless but metro is good.
It all comes down to money. At best the economy is mostly flat. most millennials don't have a car simply because they cannot afford one.
On average, anything halfway decent and reliable is going to cost you around $250 per month whether it's new or used. You may not have a payment on your used car but it is depreciating a bit every month and you will eventually run into repairs + you have your maintenance.
Gas is cheap but I can't see anyone spending less than $60 a month if they are driving regularly. Then most likely your insurance is at least $100 if you are incredibly lucky. More likely it will be closer to $200.
Between your payment/maintenance cost average per month, gas, and insurance, you're looking at around $400 absolute minimum. EVEN if you want to drive a shit box. I owned a shitbox Subaru for a couple years. I got it for $1500 and it required $2000 worth of repairs to keep it running and I actually had trouble donating it this past summer.
So why don't millennials own cars? Because a large portion of them barely make $2000 a month after taxes, seriously lol. They probably have at least a $200 a month student loan bill too with no savings. So an at least $400 month bite out of that little $2000 is a big deal.
