tl;dr

spoiler

don’t read it, it sucks, and not worth anyone’s time

In the first chapter (paraphrased); “The idea of the family has been eroded. The environment that Millennials inherited is vastly different than the previous generation. This is because men are less willing to settle down in a world of Tinder and no motivation to have a family...”

— Men bad—too much fuckin’ on the internet (phones bad)

— Women sad—want babies because they are women

I read audiobooks. I saw the book mentioned, saw it was available on Audible, had a free credit, no brainer... I downloaded it last evening and couldn’t wait for coffee and a spliff the next morning. Woke up ready to hear 8 hours of dunking on Boomers. ...pumped!

This bullshit was in the first 8 minutes. I was so fucking astonished. The preface and first 7.45 minutes were awesome. The author is a millennial and his all the talking points (that’s a good thing because they are all fucking spot on) in a nice way. I was stoked. Then that bullshit. I immediately deleted it from my library and called Audible. I feel bad for the ESL (just a fact) service rep. They have to ask why you’re returning and you literally can say anything. {They have you call when you return books all the time, to add a step to discourage wanton abuse of their “return a book up to one year later if you don’t like it” policy. I don’t watch any media that tries to sell me things, so Audible is my main source of entertainment. I return books a lot.} When asked why... I fucking laid it all out in a rapid fire screed about misogyny and lack of accurate analysis and how that dumb lady is a trad-cath Boomer who wears Uggs and Black Leggings and then bitches about others stealing their style. She eventually responded with a hard “uhhhh...” I then just said the author doesn’t like women. She then said “I’m sorry, that’s upsetting and I don’t blame you for returning it.” The transaction was finished quickly (after my rant), I got my credit back. And jumped on hexAMBEAR to warn my comrades. It’s a “clickbait” title. Men are too busy fucking and using chicks is the sole reason families aren’t like they used to be, birth rate is falling, etc.

(Honest and not hyperbole): 0/10

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I wonder if the impending end of the world through climate crisis and increased isolation due to demanding work and financial hardship is why people aren't having families anymore?

    Nah it must be that thur technology.