Housepainting: The latest millennial haven

The problem with millennials is they are self obsessed. They love talking about themselves. Not just talking but writing too. As an editor of a major Melbourne newspaper I can’t tell you the number of articles I receive from a millennial titled something along the lines of ‘why millennials do X’ or the ‘the issues with millennials is Y’. Get over yourselves millennials, you’re not the first generation to have an identity. I met a 22 year old recently who had begun a career house painting. Melbourne is an ever increasing urban sprawl with walls that need painting; interior, exterior, residential, business and so on.  When I asked him why he had chosen house painting as his intended field he told me his main rationale was not having to deal with his own generation. The majority of his coworkers were slightly older, as were his customers.
The millennial in question specialised in interior house painting, Melbourne’s doors open for him daily and he is welcomed in to begin a peaceful session of home improvement. He also mentioned that often behind these doors lay single women who appreciate the youthful charm of the friendly house painter. He has been called a breath of fresh air on more than occasion he tells me. It is interesting to me that even millennials are trying to get away from themselves, preferring the company of the previous generation or even themselves over each other. House painting acts as a sanctuary for this young man, he takes pride in his work and has even begun collecting vintage painting equipment. A rolling brush that was used in 1940’s Europe to paint warships is kept safely in a locked glass display case in his trendy warehouse apartment. What began as an escape from his peers has resulted in the opposite effect. His friends have too become obsessed with the collection aspect, trading brushes rumoured to have belonged to famous artists of the pasts. It would appear that even house painting is not a truly millennial free zone.