I am to science what Albert Einstein was to trap music. All I can do is defer to the experts, and what the experts say is alarmingly different from what I'm hearing from friends and headlines. So here's a pile of commonly believed things which people smarter than me, using scientific methods, have said are probably bullshit.

1 Myth: Millennials Are Both Lazy And Refuse To Buy Homes

What I love about science is its ability to quantify things that could otherwise remain the subject of lazy jokes and shitty pundit rants forever. For example, a study found that there's no measurable difference in work ethic among Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials.

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I think the reason for the misconception, aside from people turning into dicks as they get old because their backs hurt, is that they cling to an outdated idea of what kind of work is "hard." There totally are Millennials who don't want to shovel coal all day, but there are also grizzled old miners who would have a stroke if they were forced to spend all day doing phone tech support for entitled, abusive morons.

Also, you know how there was that joke that Millennials don't buy homes because they spent all of their money on roasted avocados or whatever it was? And how the rebuttal from Millennials was that it's because they're too buried in debt and the American Dream is dead forever? Well, it turns out Millennials are in fact buying houses, and home ownership is growing faster among them than any other group. Hey kids, the next time your bathtub fills with poop, you won't have a landlord to call! Wait until you see the bill! The American dream is alive, but it's your plumber who's living it.