Matt Lauer, a long-time favorite face of "The Today Show," is the most recent public figure ousted for his alleged inappropriate sexual behavior that, according to several sources, had been going on for quite some time.

This comes as part of a long line of recent accusations against major news figures, with Fox's Bill O'Reilly, PBS' Charlie Rose and The New York Times' Glenn Thrush being just a couple of other names on this list.

It feels like every day the news brings another story of a powerful and (sometimes) beloved person being exposed for similar, if not more horrible, doings.

With a non-stop bombardment of bad news, millennials should start to wonder how commonplace this type of behavior is, not just in the media and Hollywood, but in any place full of successful, competitive people.

It all seemed to start in Hollywood.

Harvey Weinstein was the first domino in this seemingly never-ending downfall of stars and movers; "House of Cards" fans were shocked to hear the allegations against veteran actor Kevin Spacey. Another hard hit to entertainment fans was the accusations (and eventual confession) of Louis C.K.

That one hit me hard. I've died laughing at his comedy for years.

The list goes on; Garrison Keillor, Al Franken, Dustin Hoffman, George Takei and even former President George H.W. Bush are all facing accusations of sexual misconduct.

Something that needs to be understood is that these stories we are seeing in the news are all coming out at once.

Why is that?

Because people have become more comfortable coming forward.

There is now a new level of freedom for people who have faced abuse to come out into the open and tell everyone what happened to them. This new environment has had countless people telling their stories in person and on social media; the "Me Too" movement has been taking the Internet and news world by storm.

What college-aged or graduated millennials have to understand is that words have power, and, in this country, people are innocent until proven guilty.

I don't think that this generation, or any other for that matter, should think that this behavior is commonplace all around them; it isn't. It exists, and it needs to be stomped out when it happens, but it is not lurking around every corner like some outlets would have you believe.

Some people have become too ready to see everything as rape or abuse when, most of the time, miscommunication suffices.

Obviously, if someone faces any sort of abuse, they should be able to come out and talk about what happened. The problem is that while there are people who actually commit these crimes, there are also people willing to cry wolf when there is, in fact, no wolf.

And this is a problem because it diminishes the testimonies of the real victims. It makes people take these accusations less seriously, which is why people like Weinstein can get away with what he did for so long.

The best thing millennials can walk away from all of this with is knowing that while a lot of these stories are coming out, they are not the norm and that it should never be treated like the norm.

The society we live in isn't this horrible, sinful place it can be made out to be.

Horrible people exist. People who abuse power exist. But good people will always outnumber them.