Apparently by some metrics I could technically be considered a Millenial

I'm right on the cusp between X and Millenial.
 
How do ya like me now? lulz
 
;-)

I think I'm a Booby Blamer.

PS: Most of my friends have always been old farts so don't worry. I skew far more X than M.

Now that I'm getting older I can appreciate the company of younger people. The current crop takes a lot of crap (as most generations do from their elders) but I think, despite some of their derpiness, quite a lot of them are pretty decent kids.
 
I also think it's matter of me just simply being chronologically older. A "young" person to me now is significantly older (and thus more mature/experienced) than a young person was to me when I was in my 20's/30's.

I like the libertarian streak in millenials.  I'm not a libertarian, but it's a great place from which to start thinking for oneself.  

sharke

eph221
I like the libertarian streak in millenials. 

I've yet to find one. 

They are more "social" libertarians as opposed to the rooting tooting good old boy kind of libertarian.
 
I'm somewhat of a social libertarian myself.

ARound here it's fashionable to love the cop and hate the fed.  I'm sure you understand that dynamic. I just float along and say whatever to whomever it may concern.

To me the political spectrum runs from Individualism to Collectivism, and both right and left are well represented all along the spectrum. 
 
There'll always be your "libertarians" who congregate around causes like the legalization of pot, but whom seem very un-libertarian indeed in their desires, stated in other contexts, to wield the state as a weapon against people or groups they don't like. So "don't dictate what we do behind closed doors" but while you're at it, how about some tough new laws to stop X, Y and Z. 
 
We have a lot of those in NYC. Politicians here are generally socially liberal, which is great, but then they come down like a ton of authoritarian bricks on groups they have disdain for (like business owners). Did you know that here in New York, I am now forbidden to perform background checks on people before offering them a job? Can't even ask them if they have a criminal record. I can do the check after I've offered them the job, but I'm not allowed to deny them the job based on a conviction unless what they were convicted for has a direct relevance to the job I'm offering. Let's say someone has a conviction for beating his wife - I absolutely would rather not hire them. But according to NYC lawmakers, the crime doesn't have any relevance to the jobs I offer and I'm prohibited from withdrawing the job offer. It's totally nuts. And I have friends who would absolutely describe themselves as social libertarians whilst fully supporting laws like this.