'What's a giant lie that society successfully sold to your generation?'.

People Are Sharing The Biggest Lies Society Sold Their Generation (26 Pics)

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Every generation gets fed a few lies they don’t realize are lies until years later, sometimes decades later, sometimes not until a stranger on the internet points it out for them. That’s exactly what happened when Redditor u/ossirada asked, “What is a giant lie that society successfully sold to your generation?”

Hundreds of people jumped in, and the answers ranged from harmless childhood myths to damaging ideas people carried around for years without questioning.

Here’s a batch of the biggest lies people are still coming to terms with in the thread.

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Social media's impact on connection and the shift from MySpace to Facebook.
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Screenshot of a social media comment discussing company loyalty and layoffs.
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User discusses streaming, movies, games, and future cars in a comment.
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Trickle Down Economics and the myth of wealth trickling down to average people.
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Quote about degrees and societal lies, with a comment on trust and blame.
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Quote about pursuing dreams and industry struggles from a 4th level power engineer.
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Gentle parenting discussion about emotional availability and discipline.
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Analysis of environmental impact of consumer recycling and waste disposal.
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Comment about racism and sexism being fixed, and societal lies.
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Rooshantehranian's comment on societal lies about aging and beauty.
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Social media comments about doing what you love and career success.
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Comment about justice being blind and a multi-tier justice system.
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Quote about society's lies and solutions to problems, mentioning technology and repair.
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Quote about societal lies on parenting and aging, with comments from two users.
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Entrepreneurs and small business owners make money, I started over 10 small businesses.
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Quote on greed, self-interest, and societal decline from TheLindenTree.
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Text about phones, connection, jobs, and team messages.
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Social media comments discussing the myth of waiting to have kids.
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America is the best. America entitles you to the best education, healthcare, service and life.
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Discussion about education, careers, and societal lies in a social media comment section.
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Comments on pollution and recycling from social media posts.
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Screenshot of social media comments discussing crime and society's lies.
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Discussion about 401Ks replacing pensions and the mismanagement of pensions.
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Work hard and save your money to buy a house and make it a home.
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Social media comments about worth being measured by wealth or thinness.
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Comment about corporations and banks creating jobs and the 2008 bailouts.
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