I can’t speak for the person you’re asking, but I think the answer to this question is that the proposed answer to “millennials have problems” is often: more regulation and government involvement. Some people feel very strongly that this is the wrong move and it will directly impact them.
Libertarians need to wrap their heads around the fact that sometimes regulations are deeply necessary.
Calling out libertarians isn't constructive when they're simply reacting in their own way to wrong-sized government. They dont respond to corrupt, shitty leadership with muddled "at least they meant well" excuses.
I will concede that, on a limited basis, government - specifically in the regulatory (and law enforcement) capacity - can do some good.
I'm more pessimistic than you though and believe that the vast majority of new laws are not written for my benefit, and most of the time we - the society as a whole - would be better off without more rules. It's not about my trusting my fellow citizen more than the ruling class, my position is about my distrust of and opposition to busybodies and cronies.
If you believe - for whatever reasons - that laws are not written nor enforced for your benefit, then maybe libertarianism isn't the worst thing. And that's all I was driving at.
I’m a millennial and i don’t feel like I was affected by the recession in the slightest. No millennial is locked into self employment, unemployment is at like 4.5%, the job market is doing fantastic. All this doom and gloom and “poor me” is fucking ridiculous.
https://qz.com/851066/almost-all-the-10-million-jobs-created...
Wages are stagnant, so even with a booming stock market your average worker is seeing none of it:
https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-wages-arent-growing-in-america
Just because you're doing well does not mean anyone else is doing well. You are a sample size of one.