Major characteristics of millennials
- Millennials are the children of baby boomers and were raised with the mindset of 'We want it to be easier for our children than it was for us.'
- Millennials were around for the rise of the internet and came to age alongside the internet. A good way to describe millennials is technology-dependent, not technology-savvy.
- Millennials got hammered by student loan debt, which was then compounded by the Great Recession. The results are years of economic struggle and delayed major milestones such as starting families and buying houses.
- They were the first to force others to break stereotypes of their generation.
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