11 Simple but Amazing Millennial Insights… by a Millennial

Over the past 5 months and forty-something blog posts later, I find myself picking up on more than a few things. And since it’s Friday and since I’ve looking at my laptop screen way too much, I’ll keep this post short, simple but amazingly insightful.

Here are 11 amazing insights about Millennials, by a Millennial. And whether you agree or disagree, you can’t help but know they’re true.

1. We’ll never pay for social media. Don’t even suggest the thought. But we’ll spend thousands of dollars in our lifetime on mobile phones, smart phones, voice/data plans and apps.
2. Interrupting someone or cutting them off while they’re speaking is rude. Checking your BlackBerry and sending off a Facebook update, tweet, text, bbm or email in the same conversation is normal.
3. The “times are changing” and “things are different” are the two best excuses we ever came up with. They are also the two most immediate and difficult realities we face.
4. We won’t necessarily take any job for the sake of having work. But we’ll work for free in hopes of getting a job we would like.
5. We are always looking at three screens: mobile/smart phone screen, computer screen, TV screen.
6. The majority of us have invested too much time into one social network. As a result, the majority of us will only stay on one social network.
7. We resonate with a “you live once” ideal. With that, we will save money to buy the things – brands – we want in hopes of living our “dream-life”. We won’t save money for the things we need, liking preparing for the future – general savings accounts, retirement saving and planning, and the such.
8. We’ll connect, follow and “friend” complete strangers online. But we wouldn’t ever add our parents or uncles and aunts.
9. Prediction: everyone will watch the Facebook movie. Otherwise known as the “The Social Network”. A Twitter movie, Apple movie, Google movie and similar variations are simply a matter of time.
10. We’re influenced by the people we hangout with, talk to and connect with online. I still can’t grasp why the majority of advertisers and marketers haven’t picked up on this.
11. And I saved the best for last. The generational blame game. We’re seen as entitled, lazy and deserving. We see our elders as stubborn, not understanding and old-school minded. Imagine how better off we would all be if there was less whining and complaining but more accepting, opportunity and just getting that chance. Who am I kidding, I’m still pointing my finger at the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers.

But, isn’t that innovative? An idea to collaborate on both sides.  But what do I know. I’m only a twentysomething Millennial. Just pay attention, many of these things are more obvious than you think. And these insights are more important than you think. You just haven’t realized it yet…

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