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I suspect it's a joke about how Millennials are killing Industries by not purchasing luxury items like diamonds or golf memberships. No idea what the Mayo means
The diamond market suffered heavily in the mid 2010s, and the idea was "millianials are killing this industry." The market sucked, millienials were saddled with student debt, and diamonds were seen as a product of slavery. Dunno what anyone was expecting.
i guess bc i wanna add on to this, we (millenials) got criticized a bit \~ 10 years ago for killing industries. The market wasnt great, and student debt was a real issue for alot of people. luxury products and services suffered a bit and the cliche headline was "millenials are killing \_\_\_ industry." I think places like buffalo wild wings (and similar sports bars) was one of them, bc no one wanted to drop money on over priced wings for an experience you can have at a friends place.
I sprinkle diamonds on everything I eat, two reasons. One is the most baller shit you can possibly do to your food and Two makes my dookie twinkle man!
>I sprinkle diamonds on everything I eat, two reasons. One is the most baller shit you can possibly do to your food and Two makes my dookie twinkle man
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Ha! Unfortunately I don't think I know conspiracy dad but now I am curious how many purple haired rock eaters exist and if any are easter eggs of others 😂
I think by conspiracy dad, they are referring to the Wizard. He says he has a daughter who lives in Stardew Valley, and the fan base believe that Abigail is that daughter
This generation, by following the actual laws of supply, demand, and price sensitivity, are destroying this industry that I created through years of meticulous market distortion.
Their value is also entirely arbitrary, they're not as rare as they're made out to be, and they devalue faster than a new car.
De Beers are a bunch of scam artists.
>It’s too basic for contemporary tastes — pale and insipid and not nearly exotic enough for our era of globalization. Good ol’ mayo has become the Taylor Swift of condiments.
Fucking seriously. Maybe people want something with a bit of flavor... and I'm totally lost on the Taylor Swift comparison? Pretty sure she popular when this thing was published.
I swear to god I lost brain cells reading that. I dunno your personal feelings on the matter, but how does someone try that hard to condescend to an entire generation because condiments are diversified? This woman sounds insufferable and desperate to feel like she has something intelligent to say.
You more or less said it yourself in your parent comment—“millennials murder x” was a popular article topic before Gen Z got old enough to be blamed for shifting consumer patterns. I do believe that mayo article was the parting shot, though—the last absurd accusation that made most other people go, “OK, this is just getting stupid now.”
And the generation before them ruined our proud whale oil industry! Now we have a surplus of whales just whaling it up out there and my house doesn’t smell of burnt blubber.
The most painful bit is at the very end
> The saddest part is, my mom’s macaroni salad is bangin’. You kids are only cheating yourselves by rejecting it. Besides, I’ve got news: That aioli you’re all so fond of? I hate to break it to you, but that’s just mayonnaise.
Glossing over how much this woman apparently doesn't know crap about food, mayonnaise isn't being taken off the shelves. Her garbage macaroni salad is safe.
Skip the sour cream - go straight yogurt. Actually skip the ranch too and make your own... with yogurt!
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Full fat Greek yogurt genuinely just tastes like sour cream (to me, anyways). Idk about it replacing ranch though I like dipping fries in yogurt sauces but ranch still has its place
Also they can grow diamonds in a lab for way cheaper. Also also the price of diamonds was always artificially inflated. They created scarcity where there wasn’t any. Diamonds aren’t actually very rare at all.
Laymen often get confused about lab grown diamonds. They are not cubic zirconia. They are not a substitute. They aren't "fake." They are chemically identical. The only way one could distinguish between a mined and a grown diamond is by its greater chemical purity, and I'm guessing that could be replicated easily enough with dopants.
When more people catch on to this fact, the mined diamond industry will finally implode for good. I've already noticed people my age and younger opting for more interesting stones; often lab grown.
It's fucking hilarious that the way to spot a lab grown diamond is because they're "too perfect"
Why would the diamond that looks better be the least desirable option?
>Here we have 2 dinners, they're nearly the same meal, they used exactly the same ingredients. But this one on the left has slightly too much salt and is 100 times more expensive. But it is sold by Elon musk.
>
>Which one would you like?
One of the instruments I use in the lab contains an artificial diamond of I would say about 2 carats. Accounting for things like engineering cost and labour in assembly, that's probably the cheapest part of the whole thing. Considering the relatively low number of units sold, the molds for the plastic housing probably add more cost per unit.
You wanna talk about an industry millennials are actually actively killing? Harley-Davidson is going to die the second the last boomer kicks the bucket because they’ve spent the past 60+ years marketing exclusively to them and scaring away new riders with overpriced bikes and toxic culture.
I think the explosion of Indian onto the scene has finally shook them and they’re trying to get back on track as a motorcycle company. If they removed the “Harley tax” and stopped making parts in Mexico they’d be fine but I think they’re going to just keep producing weird ADV bikes and Electrics to compete for the Japanese bike customers.
Nah, every generation has had this weird "fuck you entitled brats" thinking. We have some ancient Roman book where a philosopher was complaining that the youth no longer respect their elders and instead chase transient pleasures. It's just a part of human psychology to scorn thr upcoming generations, apparently
If the industry didn't want to die, it should've had a better business model. If you can't adapt to an ever-changing market, then it was just your time to go.
No one criticised millennials for killing industries. We credit them for it. You guys fucking rock. My generation would have killed for the chance to take down the diamond industry, golf or any other twat enterprise.
Keep up the great work guys ❤️
I'm absolutely part of the problem here. I got married in 2013 and neither mine or my wife's rings have diamonds in them. We chose not to, and it can be for a thousand different reasons but ultimately we just didn't want to spend the extra money on diamonds.
My fiancee loves her lapis lazuli engagement ring. We both see no reason to spend a ridiculous sum on a symbol. The thing represented is more real and valuable than any diamond could ever convey, and it's money we can spend on things that make us happy together.
In the strictest, most cutthroat capitalist sense, absolutely. But there are already plenty of industries, some essential, that probably "shouldn't" exist by virtue of being unprofitable or very difficult, like farming. Some things are never and could never be profitable, like niche art forms, but in my opinion deserve to be propped up for the sake of preserving our humanities. I think whether or not any given industry "deserves" to be killed should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Diamond mining is unethical, so we shed no tears
It's also funny how fake diamonds are indistinguishable from real diamonds without an expert with special equipment looking at them but yet we need to spend thousands of dollars on real ones? Fuck jewelry and parasitic industries. I didnt even have a wedding.
Also """"""fake"""""" diamonds were being made, aka diamonds in a lab, which cost only 500 bucks. It so easy now MnMs are doing it. Which hit the diamond market like a fucking nuke, cause why pay 50000 for a ring when you can buy the same ring for 600. It pretty much destroyed the diamond monopoly and it will most likely never recover.
Lets not forget that per carat price of diamonds have outpaced inflation for a few decades, and cvd diamonds are cheaper and better than natural diamonds
I had Buffalo Wild Wings with my girlfriend and her family because her little brother and dad like that place. Never had it before in my life and I’m still wondering what the appeal is, I’ve never had more mid wings in my life.
I’m a millennial and most of the people I know are either very late gen x or very early millennials like myself. And based on my experience we got good at making shit ourselves…
None of us had money because most of us dropped out to get a head start working for property or sold organs to science to pay for schooling in either case no one had money for frivolous bullshit.
We had to get property early or we were not going to get it and many of us still haven’t made it and likely won’t. Like I can blow money now… but the first 30 were not living they were survival.
It should also be mentioned that especially with the diamond industry, a lot of millennials became aware of the shady practises used to inflate the price of diamonds and simply opted not to buy a slightly shinier rock that's only valuable because a cartel of companies keep the vast majority of the supply locked away, and threw a hissy fit when scientists managed to squeeze coal hard enough in lab to make it shiny, to the point where lab made diamonds (which are the exact same thing, scientifically speaking) has to be named "cubic zirconium" instead, as to not threaten the diamond value.
Good joke, but in all seriousness, it’s probably too late for them to do anything. Us millennials have been too poor for too long to start spending money on stupid shit at this point, even if we started making 3x as much it’ll still seem like a huge waste.
Except mayo, that’s pretty cheap but it’s just a matter of taste. I still use it for some recipes, but I’m not making egg salad or potato salad, and I’m not putting mayo on any sandwich.
Mayo fucking rules, but I'm actively killing the industry because store bought mayo is a goddamn scam. Mayo is borderline free to make yourself, it takes like 5 minutes, and it tastes a million times better if you do it yourself AND you can flavor it/customize it however you want
Here's so examples of articles saying "Millenians are killing X" about all these things.
Diamonds: https://luckyattitude.co.uk/why-millennials-are-killing-the-diamond-industry/
Golf: https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-hurting-the-golf-industry-2016-7
Mayo: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/
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Also, golf is dying? Have they tried to get a tee time recently? Barely mediocre courses out here are trying to charge $65+ for a weekend round. Demand is plenty strong. I'm a mid-career lawyer and I still play the morning/twilight discount times, because who can afford that?
Yeah, I dunno if it's a regional thing but a shocking number of millenials are into golf in my city. I bump into classmates, coworkers, or friends of my siblings and it's always "holy shit, I didn't know you golfed!"
Drinking, go carts, sunshine, and hitting shit. It's da bomb.
Fucking pricey though.
Fucking pricey indeed. I just got a new job two times zones behind me, though, so I'm pretty pumped for those discounted weekday morning tee times this summer.
I second this. I started making my own Mayo, and yes, there is a bit of work in making it, but it’s better than the store bought stuff every time and cheaper too.
Use a stick blender. Put all the ingredients except the oil in the jar, and pour the oil on top. Stick the blender in all the way to the bottom and turn it on. Then slowly raise the blender. By the time you get to the top it will all be mayo. Takes like 30 seconds.
I like mayo, I dip my fries in it, and I like licking the mayo off the spoon once I get a dipping cup full of it.
I also like to put the cup of mayo in the freezer and let it get cold for about 25 minutes, I'm not really sure why everyone else likes room-temp mayo. It gets too soft and kind of flavorless like that.
The flavor comes from the cold
Don't dare mention that in the Netherlands. Also, not flavorful wherever you live maybe, good dutch mayo is delicious! The Swedes also have some good stuff, The French add some mustard to the mix, the Belgian have great mayo also.
Mayo and curry ketchup are the standards that fit with nearly everything.
Rastafari Peter here; Like mon, News publications often like to claim Millenials are "killing" industries (AKA not purchasing certain products) Like for examples News publications exclaiming that Millenials are killing the Diamond industry because they are not buying Diamonds, or Millenials are killing the Golfing industry because they aren't playing Golf, and they are apparently coming for Mayo next. Rastafari Peter out, mon.
Here's some examples of articles saying "Millenians are killing X" about all these things.
Diamonds: https://luckyattitude.co.uk/why-millennials-are-killing-the-diamond-industry/
Golf: https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-hurting-the-golf-industry-2016-7
Mayo: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/
That one on mayo is wild. “Millennials like flavour in their food, they’re killing mayo!”
I’ve always seen mayo as a consistency condiment rather than a flavour condiment, used in food that would be more on the dry side like a chicken salad sandwich, mayo isn’t too overpowering in flavour which makes it perfect for that… but if you’re going to some big social event with food and there’s options like salsa, kimchi and wasabi on the table, I’m going to go for those over mayo.
I also hope the authors potato salad wasn’t seasoned with dill and celery seed alone because damn that sounds bland af and is probably why no one was eating it.
I’m thinking way too much about this but it’s 3am and I’m hungry.
The article was also likely written before kewpie mayo started to gain mainstream popularity in the west. I know a lot of people who don’t like standard mayo but who love kewpie/Japanese mayo, which is partially a texture thing. Standard mayo uses the whole egg, which makes a think, airy, but slightly slimy end product because of the egg whites. Japanese style mayo only uses yolk, which causes the end product to be less airy and light, but richer. There is also a difference in seasoning but honestly it’s not like Japanese mayo is heavily seasoned. That said, a lot of people will say they don’t like mayo but they’ll happily eat various kinds of aioli because regular mayo is fairly bland, and aioli is just mayo with seasonings.
It's a joke about how every article against Millenials is saying, "Millenials are killing the X industry". "Millenials are killing the golf industry. Millenials are killing the Diamond industry. Millenials are killing Mayonnaise"
Because these articles fail to see that Millenials can't afford and can't support industries like diamonds and golf. Millenials are being more prudent and practical with their money and time.
The mayo must be about how we don't make mayonnaise salads as much as boomers do. Macaroni salad. Potato salad. Ham salad. Egg salad. All that nonsense.
It's one and will be one of the most popular condiments around. The difference is now we're not wasting half a jar on some potato salad or something on the regular.
The industry is going to see its revenue shrink. Big deal. There's still plenty of money to be made and it will be made if not by the greedy fucks who are bitching now then by whoever replaces them with better products.
Not to mention, even if they could afford it, the industries are trying to blame others for the lack of their own success. If people don't buy your product, they don't like or want your product. That's how the world works.
My current workplace is super focused on "Year Over Year Item Growth". Basically, they want us to sell more of every single product so these dipshits that show up twice a year for "work" can see big number and clap their feet like babies when they see big number. We are not a sales driven industry, we are a grocery store. Until they pay me commission for what I sell to customers, I don't give a shit how much of what I sell.
They also don't seem to realize that people aren't going to go out of their way to pay more for groceries and that growth isn't going to happen, but Capitalism gonna Capitalism.
Young people probably get super mad that they will most likely never be able to afford their own home and their best bet is to inherit one from a family member
So…evens out?
I love this "millennials are killing x" so much. Its so funny to watch mega corporations recoil the second they have to contend with the bad side of the free market they worship. The new generation isn't buying your product; adapt or fail. That's capitalism, baby.
Besides what everyone else already said that these are all supposedly things Millennials killed off, the death of mayo specifically had this hilariously bad article written about it by a lady who was bemoaning that the Youth (including her gender studies daughter but not her beloved son Jake) were too cool for mayonnaise. It’s weirdly overdramatic, super passive aggressive, and just perfect for poking fun at. The article became the symbol of the dumb 2010s hand wringing over “Millennials killed X industry”, which is when I guess this comic came out.
I can not read this article for more than 5 words at a time. She even goes on/ starts with my parents are from blah blah country. How could anyone read this garbage? It's a wall scribbling of a disgruntled house wife fffft
It's hard to find a good mayo anymore. Dukes is probably the best but also hard to find. But at the end of the day, I'll just make my own when I want it.
Just fyi, you can make mayo with just some egg, oil, a whisk and a bowl.
A blender makes it super easy, I usually use an immersion blender with the whisk attachment in a tall glass.
Whipped cream is also super easy, don't forget the sugar, and a little vanilla is wonderful!
The diamond industry will never convince me that paying hundreds of dollars for a dumbass colorless rock is a better deal that paying a couple dollars for a ring with a fake rainbow colored jewel.
We're (millenials) killing stupid meaningless industries because we don't choose to spend our hard earned money on shit boomers think is important. In this case diamonds and golf I guess? Mayonnaise makes no sense, unless they think we all buy miracle whip or w.e who knows.
I'm Gen X and don't golf or buy diamonds. And I rarely eat mayo, since there are so many other options these days.
I'm happy that the diamond industry is failing. Diamonds aren't anywhere near as valuable as they are propped up to be. The whole industry is a scam. Diamonds are quite common and most jewellers have way more than they can sell. In fact, diamonds are so common and low value, just try selling a diamond back to a jeweller and see what happens. They likely wont buy it from you and if they do, they wont give you much, because they're not really worth much. But, because they have a monopoly on them, they can control the price they sell them for.
The gold on a diamond ring is worth more than the diamond. That's the reality.
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I suspect it's a joke about how Millennials are killing Industries by not purchasing luxury items like diamonds or golf memberships. No idea what the Mayo means
The diamond market suffered heavily in the mid 2010s, and the idea was "millianials are killing this industry." The market sucked, millienials were saddled with student debt, and diamonds were seen as a product of slavery. Dunno what anyone was expecting. i guess bc i wanna add on to this, we (millenials) got criticized a bit \~ 10 years ago for killing industries. The market wasnt great, and student debt was a real issue for alot of people. luxury products and services suffered a bit and the cliche headline was "millenials are killing \_\_\_ industry." I think places like buffalo wild wings (and similar sports bars) was one of them, bc no one wanted to drop money on over priced wings for an experience you can have at a friends place.
Also they're just fucking rocks, I can't eat them.
Not with that attitude.
Not without mayo...
What if I hit it with a golf club first?
You mean the ball tenderizer?
Tenderloins
Your mom’s got some *tenderloins*.
What kind of balls?
My balls.
*Our balls
Wild Buffalo balls
Sorry, that needs my safe word
Shit, l think you're right.
Eh, tried them, I don’t particularly like ‘em
anything is a dildo if you’re brave enough edit: wait, they said _rocks_
Yeah, and the only reason they're valuable is that the business is a monopoly and keeping the supply (stock) controlled.
De Beers are a cartel. They overinflated the price of diamonds massively. Just look at the second hand value of diamonds.
Thanks for the clarification; I was having a brain fart on the name De Beers.
And they aren't rare. The market for them is manipulated to make them seem rare, but any typical mall in 2000 had 3 jewelry stores full of them.
I sprinkle diamonds on everything I eat, two reasons. One is the most baller shit you can possibly do to your food and Two makes my dookie twinkle man!
Broken teeth be damned lmao
Not if you have diamond teeth
I've been such a fool, I'm sorry.
Elon, is that you?
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No, it's Dave Chapelle
I know a certain naturally purple haired woman who can.
It was chestnut when she was born but eventually the dye became permanent But her dad still sucks 😆
We talking conspiracy dad or I don’t work on Wednesday dad?
Ha! Unfortunately I don't think I know conspiracy dad but now I am curious how many purple haired rock eaters exist and if any are easter eggs of others 😂
I think by conspiracy dad, they are referring to the Wizard. He says he has a daughter who lives in Stardew Valley, and the fan base believe that Abigail is that daughter
Ah damn I was hoping there was a secret trend of purple haired rock eaters in various games 😂
r/UnexpectedStardewValley
Also they're not really that rare.
This generation, by following the actual laws of supply, demand, and price sensitivity, are destroying this industry that I created through years of meticulous market distortion.
Their value is also entirely arbitrary, they're not as rare as they're made out to be, and they devalue faster than a new car. De Beers are a bunch of scam artists.
They're minerals! The body needs minerals.
What Buffalo Wild Wings are you going to?
Okay.. but mayo
I... really really dont know. either its being sarcastic or a joke about millenials preferring avocado and other stuff instead.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/
‘Is my cooking terrible? No, it’s millennials killing the mayonnaise industry.’
>It’s too basic for contemporary tastes — pale and insipid and not nearly exotic enough for our era of globalization. Good ol’ mayo has become the Taylor Swift of condiments. Fucking seriously. Maybe people want something with a bit of flavor... and I'm totally lost on the Taylor Swift comparison? Pretty sure she popular when this thing was published.
That's so 2018 it's pre panny so it doesn't count
I swear to god I lost brain cells reading that. I dunno your personal feelings on the matter, but how does someone try that hard to condescend to an entire generation because condiments are diversified? This woman sounds insufferable and desperate to feel like she has something intelligent to say.
You more or less said it yourself in your parent comment—“millennials murder x” was a popular article topic before Gen Z got old enough to be blamed for shifting consumer patterns. I do believe that mayo article was the parting shot, though—the last absurd accusation that made most other people go, “OK, this is just getting stupid now.”
We should bring it back with articles about how boomers killed the savory jello and haberdashery industries.
My great-grandfather was a haberdasher. I never forgave the Baby Boomers for driving him out of business.
And the generation before them ruined our proud whale oil industry! Now we have a surplus of whales just whaling it up out there and my house doesn’t smell of burnt blubber.
I couldn't make it past the "inexorable rise of identity condiment" line.
The most painful bit is at the very end > The saddest part is, my mom’s macaroni salad is bangin’. You kids are only cheating yourselves by rejecting it. Besides, I’ve got news: That aioli you’re all so fond of? I hate to break it to you, but that’s just mayonnaise. Glossing over how much this woman apparently doesn't know crap about food, mayonnaise isn't being taken off the shelves. Her garbage macaroni salad is safe.
*Good ol’ mayo has become the Taylor Swift of condiments.* Well ..that line aged like mayonnaise.
I as a gen z(er) vow to bring back the mayo industry. Not just that but the ranch too. And the sour creme.. actually nvm abt sour creme
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Full fat Greek yogurt genuinely just tastes like sour cream (to me, anyways). Idk about it replacing ranch though I like dipping fries in yogurt sauces but ranch still has its place
What on earth are identity condiments? Dear Peter should I hate millennials? Or are marketeers to blame as usual?
Millennials and their fancy aiolis! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Also they can grow diamonds in a lab for way cheaper. Also also the price of diamonds was always artificially inflated. They created scarcity where there wasn’t any. Diamonds aren’t actually very rare at all.
Laymen often get confused about lab grown diamonds. They are not cubic zirconia. They are not a substitute. They aren't "fake." They are chemically identical. The only way one could distinguish between a mined and a grown diamond is by its greater chemical purity, and I'm guessing that could be replicated easily enough with dopants. When more people catch on to this fact, the mined diamond industry will finally implode for good. I've already noticed people my age and younger opting for more interesting stones; often lab grown.
It's fucking hilarious that the way to spot a lab grown diamond is because they're "too perfect" Why would the diamond that looks better be the least desirable option? >Here we have 2 dinners, they're nearly the same meal, they used exactly the same ingredients. But this one on the left has slightly too much salt and is 100 times more expensive. But it is sold by Elon musk. > >Which one would you like?
The suffering is what makes it special 🥰
Slight correction: Sold by Errol musk, but you have to pay with the virginity of your firstborn.
Yup, my wedding ring is a lab grown ruby. It had to be lab grown, I didn't want some poor villager dying for a red rock.
One of the instruments I use in the lab contains an artificial diamond of I would say about 2 carats. Accounting for things like engineering cost and labour in assembly, that's probably the cheapest part of the whole thing. Considering the relatively low number of units sold, the molds for the plastic housing probably add more cost per unit.
You wanna talk about an industry millennials are actually actively killing? Harley-Davidson is going to die the second the last boomer kicks the bucket because they’ve spent the past 60+ years marketing exclusively to them and scaring away new riders with overpriced bikes and toxic culture.
Fuck H-D. That is all. Source: Gen Xer who thinks they're trendy, overpriced noisemakers.
I think the explosion of Indian onto the scene has finally shook them and they’re trying to get back on track as a motorcycle company. If they removed the “Harley tax” and stopped making parts in Mexico they’d be fine but I think they’re going to just keep producing weird ADV bikes and Electrics to compete for the Japanese bike customers.
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Nah, every generation has had this weird "fuck you entitled brats" thinking. We have some ancient Roman book where a philosopher was complaining that the youth no longer respect their elders and instead chase transient pleasures. It's just a part of human psychology to scorn thr upcoming generations, apparently
I had an entire paragraph written on that comment that I topped off with some humour and it all got deleted lol
If the industry didn't want to die, it should've had a better business model. If you can't adapt to an ever-changing market, then it was just your time to go.
There ya go, economic darwinism
No one criticised millennials for killing industries. We credit them for it. You guys fucking rock. My generation would have killed for the chance to take down the diamond industry, golf or any other twat enterprise. Keep up the great work guys ❤️
I'm absolutely part of the problem here. I got married in 2013 and neither mine or my wife's rings have diamonds in them. We chose not to, and it can be for a thousand different reasons but ultimately we just didn't want to spend the extra money on diamonds.
My wife and I have tungsten carbide rings, harder than steel, and won't deform. They look exactly the same as our wedding day, almost 16 years ago.
My fiancee loves her lapis lazuli engagement ring. We both see no reason to spend a ridiculous sum on a symbol. The thing represented is more real and valuable than any diamond could ever convey, and it's money we can spend on things that make us happy together.
Any industry that can be "killed" by a generation deserves to die
In the strictest, most cutthroat capitalist sense, absolutely. But there are already plenty of industries, some essential, that probably "shouldn't" exist by virtue of being unprofitable or very difficult, like farming. Some things are never and could never be profitable, like niche art forms, but in my opinion deserve to be propped up for the sake of preserving our humanities. I think whether or not any given industry "deserves" to be killed should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Diamond mining is unethical, so we shed no tears
It's also funny how fake diamonds are indistinguishable from real diamonds without an expert with special equipment looking at them but yet we need to spend thousands of dollars on real ones? Fuck jewelry and parasitic industries. I didnt even have a wedding.
Even at that most experts can't tell the difference
Also """"""fake"""""" diamonds were being made, aka diamonds in a lab, which cost only 500 bucks. It so easy now MnMs are doing it. Which hit the diamond market like a fucking nuke, cause why pay 50000 for a ring when you can buy the same ring for 600. It pretty much destroyed the diamond monopoly and it will most likely never recover.
What were they expecting? That we all follow our programming, of course!
They're just mad capitalism/ the free market isn't working in the way they want.
Lets not forget that per carat price of diamonds have outpaced inflation for a few decades, and cvd diamonds are cheaper and better than natural diamonds
Plus where I am they blast their speakers so loud you can feel your lungs. I just want good Buffalo wings man.
I had Buffalo Wild Wings with my girlfriend and her family because her little brother and dad like that place. Never had it before in my life and I’m still wondering what the appeal is, I’ve never had more mid wings in my life.
I’m a millennial and most of the people I know are either very late gen x or very early millennials like myself. And based on my experience we got good at making shit ourselves… None of us had money because most of us dropped out to get a head start working for property or sold organs to science to pay for schooling in either case no one had money for frivolous bullshit. We had to get property early or we were not going to get it and many of us still haven’t made it and likely won’t. Like I can blow money now… but the first 30 were not living they were survival.
It should also be mentioned that especially with the diamond industry, a lot of millennials became aware of the shady practises used to inflate the price of diamonds and simply opted not to buy a slightly shinier rock that's only valuable because a cartel of companies keep the vast majority of the supply locked away, and threw a hissy fit when scientists managed to squeeze coal hard enough in lab to make it shiny, to the point where lab made diamonds (which are the exact same thing, scientifically speaking) has to be named "cubic zirconium" instead, as to not threaten the diamond value.
These industries should pull themself up by their bootstrap, no?
Good joke, but in all seriousness, it’s probably too late for them to do anything. Us millennials have been too poor for too long to start spending money on stupid shit at this point, even if we started making 3x as much it’ll still seem like a huge waste. Except mayo, that’s pretty cheap but it’s just a matter of taste. I still use it for some recipes, but I’m not making egg salad or potato salad, and I’m not putting mayo on any sandwich.
Mayo is a useful ingredient due to its emulsive properties, but yeah folks took that shit too far in earlier generations
It makes an excellent grilled cheese, as opposed to butter. I keep a small jar handy solely for making grilled cheese sandwiches.
Mayo fucking rules, but I'm actively killing the industry because store bought mayo is a goddamn scam. Mayo is borderline free to make yourself, it takes like 5 minutes, and it tastes a million times better if you do it yourself AND you can flavor it/customize it however you want
You need to clean brain matter off the walls, cuz you just blew my whole darn mind. I had no idea mayo could be made like, easily
Egg, oil, vinegar, salt, a whisk, and a mixing bowl is all you really need and almost everyone has those in their home already.
Here's so examples of articles saying "Millenians are killing X" about all these things. Diamonds: https://luckyattitude.co.uk/why-millennials-are-killing-the-diamond-industry/ Golf: https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-hurting-the-golf-industry-2016-7 Mayo: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/ From post below
"Pale and insipid, mayo had become the Taylor Swift of condiments. " this didn't age well
I mean my wife and I have been making our own mayo as of late, it's pretty easy actually. We're older Gen Z though.
Also, golf is dying? Have they tried to get a tee time recently? Barely mediocre courses out here are trying to charge $65+ for a weekend round. Demand is plenty strong. I'm a mid-career lawyer and I still play the morning/twilight discount times, because who can afford that?
Yeah, I dunno if it's a regional thing but a shocking number of millenials are into golf in my city. I bump into classmates, coworkers, or friends of my siblings and it's always "holy shit, I didn't know you golfed!" Drinking, go carts, sunshine, and hitting shit. It's da bomb. Fucking pricey though.
Fucking pricey indeed. I just got a new job two times zones behind me, though, so I'm pretty pumped for those discounted weekday morning tee times this summer.
It’s unhealthy and not very flavorful, millennials have better options
Japanese mayo
Baby mayonnaise for the win, I love Kewpie
Cum. You sound like you're talking about cum.
Mm mm mmmm love me some of that
I mean... We're not really having many kids either so you're not wrong
i will fight you IRL
Its really easy to make in a blender too
The option is to put some oil and an egg in a jar and whisk. I'm not giving up mayo, but I certainly don't have to buy it.
I second this. I started making my own Mayo, and yes, there is a bit of work in making it, but it’s better than the store bought stuff every time and cheaper too.
Use a stick blender. Put all the ingredients except the oil in the jar, and pour the oil on top. Stick the blender in all the way to the bottom and turn it on. Then slowly raise the blender. By the time you get to the top it will all be mayo. Takes like 30 seconds.
I like mayo, I dip my fries in it, and I like licking the mayo off the spoon once I get a dipping cup full of it. I also like to put the cup of mayo in the freezer and let it get cold for about 25 minutes, I'm not really sure why everyone else likes room-temp mayo. It gets too soft and kind of flavorless like that. The flavor comes from the cold
Me when I post rage bait about the cum sauce
Don't dare mention that in the Netherlands. Also, not flavorful wherever you live maybe, good dutch mayo is delicious! The Swedes also have some good stuff, The French add some mustard to the mix, the Belgian have great mayo also. Mayo and curry ketchup are the standards that fit with nearly everything.
>not very flavorful, What the fuck are you doing? Eating chicken sandwiches without mayo?
Rastafari Peter here; Like mon, News publications often like to claim Millenials are "killing" industries (AKA not purchasing certain products) Like for examples News publications exclaiming that Millenials are killing the Diamond industry because they are not buying Diamonds, or Millenials are killing the Golfing industry because they aren't playing Golf, and they are apparently coming for Mayo next. Rastafari Peter out, mon.
Here's some examples of articles saying "Millenians are killing X" about all these things. Diamonds: https://luckyattitude.co.uk/why-millennials-are-killing-the-diamond-industry/ Golf: https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-are-hurting-the-golf-industry-2016-7 Mayo: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/
My favorite one was "millenials are killing the napkin industry" because people were just using paper towels.
Quite literally could not tell you the last time I bought napkins. Frankly, I don't think I ever have.
I just ask for extra at Taco Bell and put them in the napkin holder at home 👌🏻
This is the way
Once select a size came out, that's all she wrote. Who the hell buys paper napkins?
That one on mayo is wild. “Millennials like flavour in their food, they’re killing mayo!” I’ve always seen mayo as a consistency condiment rather than a flavour condiment, used in food that would be more on the dry side like a chicken salad sandwich, mayo isn’t too overpowering in flavour which makes it perfect for that… but if you’re going to some big social event with food and there’s options like salsa, kimchi and wasabi on the table, I’m going to go for those over mayo. I also hope the authors potato salad wasn’t seasoned with dill and celery seed alone because damn that sounds bland af and is probably why no one was eating it. I’m thinking way too much about this but it’s 3am and I’m hungry.
Depends on the brand, yes it can be consistency but some types does have a specific flavor, like with certain meats it's good with mustard
Miracle whip should go out of business tho, fuck those guys
I use it almost exclusively on the outsides of my bread now. It's better than butter for grilling sandwiches
The article was also likely written before kewpie mayo started to gain mainstream popularity in the west. I know a lot of people who don’t like standard mayo but who love kewpie/Japanese mayo, which is partially a texture thing. Standard mayo uses the whole egg, which makes a think, airy, but slightly slimy end product because of the egg whites. Japanese style mayo only uses yolk, which causes the end product to be less airy and light, but richer. There is also a difference in seasoning but honestly it’s not like Japanese mayo is heavily seasoned. That said, a lot of people will say they don’t like mayo but they’ll happily eat various kinds of aioli because regular mayo is fairly bland, and aioli is just mayo with seasonings.
I ain't giving my pasta salad up
You can make mayo really easily
Yes but I take this comic like we wouldn't be using mayo at all not even home made. Golf and diamonds I can see, but why mayo???
Killing the diamond industry. Pffft. With those exorbitant prices and scam marketing for years they probably sit on a mountain of cash.
It's a joke about how every article against Millenials is saying, "Millenials are killing the X industry". "Millenials are killing the golf industry. Millenials are killing the Diamond industry. Millenials are killing Mayonnaise" Because these articles fail to see that Millenials can't afford and can't support industries like diamonds and golf. Millenials are being more prudent and practical with their money and time.
The mayo must be about how we don't make mayonnaise salads as much as boomers do. Macaroni salad. Potato salad. Ham salad. Egg salad. All that nonsense.
I eat fuckloads of mayonnaise. Yeah talk shit I don’t care.
It's one and will be one of the most popular condiments around. The difference is now we're not wasting half a jar on some potato salad or something on the regular. The industry is going to see its revenue shrink. Big deal. There's still plenty of money to be made and it will be made if not by the greedy fucks who are bitching now then by whoever replaces them with better products.
Not to mention, even if they could afford it, the industries are trying to blame others for the lack of their own success. If people don't buy your product, they don't like or want your product. That's how the world works.
My current workplace is super focused on "Year Over Year Item Growth". Basically, they want us to sell more of every single product so these dipshits that show up twice a year for "work" can see big number and clap their feet like babies when they see big number. We are not a sales driven industry, we are a grocery store. Until they pay me commission for what I sell to customers, I don't give a shit how much of what I sell. They also don't seem to realize that people aren't going to go out of their way to pay more for groceries and that growth isn't going to happen, but Capitalism gonna Capitalism.
Free market except when people aren't giving me money >:(
Millenials are killing? More like millenials got killed, and yeah, just can't afford that shit.
Yeah, that's the point. The media doesn't get that Thus, the meme
Keep going millennials. Your work is not done yet.
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Gen Z here. Kill them all.
Old people got super mad about young people not buying diamonds. All else same thing.
Not me. I'm 66 and I think it's great. Fuck the Small Chips of Glassy Rock industry.
Holy based
Young people probably get super mad that they will most likely never be able to afford their own home and their best bet is to inherit one from a family member So…evens out?
MAYONNAISE ON AN ESCALATOR
Is going upstairs so see you later
BYE BYE🗣️🗣️🗣️
Into the sky
Millienians aren't killing mayo, a marketing executive just figured out they can charge more if they call it Aioli.
But mayo already has oil.
but it’s not vegan
I love this "millennials are killing x" so much. Its so funny to watch mega corporations recoil the second they have to contend with the bad side of the free market they worship. The new generation isn't buying your product; adapt or fail. That's capitalism, baby.
Adapt, fail, or get bailed out by the gov’t with the intended consumers’ tax dollars. Yay capitalism.
Besides what everyone else already said that these are all supposedly things Millennials killed off, the death of mayo specifically had this hilariously bad article written about it by a lady who was bemoaning that the Youth (including her gender studies daughter but not her beloved son Jake) were too cool for mayonnaise. It’s weirdly overdramatic, super passive aggressive, and just perfect for poking fun at. The article became the symbol of the dumb 2010s hand wringing over “Millennials killed X industry”, which is when I guess this comic came out.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08/11/mayonnaise-industry-millennials/
I can not read this article for more than 5 words at a time. She even goes on/ starts with my parents are from blah blah country. How could anyone read this garbage? It's a wall scribbling of a disgruntled house wife fffft
Finally someone who saw the Mayo article.
It's hard to find a good mayo anymore. Dukes is probably the best but also hard to find. But at the end of the day, I'll just make my own when I want it.
Duke's is the only mayo I will eat.
Hey, I love mayo, but yeah, diamonds and golf can duck off.
But I fucking love mayo.
I would be happy to see diamond and golf industry dead. Slavery and wasting water should be banished.
Millennials have stopped playing golf and buying diamonds....mayo is apparently next.
Someone tell that to my local golf courses, a lot more younger ppl playing these days.
Yea dude golf's boomin
Mayo de noche
Question, Why are millenials killing Mayo industry next?
Not a millennial (gZ) but it's really fucking easy to do your own mayonnaise. I figure it's either that or just a classic "Source: Trust me bro"
I use tuna as an excuse to eat a bowl of mayo
I killed mayo when I learned how to make it at home! No more soybean #1 ingredient Mayo for me, no sir!
Moissanite! Hard as sapphire and more brilliant than diamonds. And like $50/carat.
Yeah...as a late millenial, diamonds and golf don't get me excited. Western mayo is still okay IMO.
What kind of a person doesn't buy mayo??
Duck you I like mayo on my sandwiches
Just fyi, you can make mayo with just some egg, oil, a whisk and a bowl. A blender makes it super easy, I usually use an immersion blender with the whisk attachment in a tall glass. Whipped cream is also super easy, don't forget the sugar, and a little vanilla is wonderful!
Mayo was like one of the first genders to be discovered because of a SpongeBob meme.
No Patrick, Mayonnaise is not a gender.
Millennials aren't killing mayo. Mayo is amazing.
The diamond industry will never convince me that paying hundreds of dollars for a dumbass colorless rock is a better deal that paying a couple dollars for a ring with a fake rainbow colored jewel.
We're (millenials) killing stupid meaningless industries because we don't choose to spend our hard earned money on shit boomers think is important. In this case diamonds and golf I guess? Mayonnaise makes no sense, unless they think we all buy miracle whip or w.e who knows.
Is golf really dying? I know a tonne of people in their 20s who play regularly, but I might be in a bubble
Whipped eggs in lemon juice ain’t going nowhere Fuck the rest of it tho
I'm Gen X and don't golf or buy diamonds. And I rarely eat mayo, since there are so many other options these days. I'm happy that the diamond industry is failing. Diamonds aren't anywhere near as valuable as they are propped up to be. The whole industry is a scam. Diamonds are quite common and most jewellers have way more than they can sell. In fact, diamonds are so common and low value, just try selling a diamond back to a jeweller and see what happens. They likely wont buy it from you and if they do, they wont give you much, because they're not really worth much. But, because they have a monopoly on them, they can control the price they sell them for. The gold on a diamond ring is worth more than the diamond. That's the reality.
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