‘Millennial Misery’: 40 Of The Best Posts To Make Millennials Laugh, Then Cry
Interview With OwnerMillennials don’t have it easy, it can feel like you don’t even have two coins to rub together to make rent (don’t even think about owning property,) but simultaneously you have single-handedly wiped out half the industries on the planet. No power, great responsibility.
The “Millennial Misery” Instagram page shares funny, relatable, and perhaps painful memes about those born between 1981-1996. So get comfortable with your favorite latte or some avocado toast as you scroll through, be sure to upvote your favorite memes and comment your thoughts and experiences below. We got in touch with Jamie Jackson, the page’s administrator and creator to learn more.
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Bored Panda got in touch with Jamie Jackson, the person behind “Millennial Misery” to learn more about the page, why it was created, and their thoughts on being a millennial. So we started by asking what actually inspired the creation of the page.
“I created a corporate meme page called @Humorous_Resources first but being an elder millennial myself, I had nostalgia content I wanted to create and share. Millennials have really experienced some pretty wildlife events growing up and we could all use a little humor to survive the trauma.”
If I could borrow my body as a teenager even just for a day, I'd be happy.
Naturally, we were curious to hear what they believed set millennial humor and life apart. “We (millennials) love to make fun of ourselves. From our fashion to our lack of money to afford a home from all the avocado toast we eat! Millennials have received blame for killing so many things from department stores to the doorbell – I love joking about the idiocrasy of it all.”
Remind them of that when they're old enough to ask to borrow your (gas) car...
Yes, they'll have to call you from a pay phone to ask to borrow said gas car
Load More Replies...meh our electric grid can barely power lightbulbs so... learn to pump gas you ingrate.
Maybe we should improve it instead of sitting around like fat, useless slugs and complaining about it.
Load More Replies...Woohoo! I went for two pooches. Huzzah for life choices!!!
Load More Replies...Remember kids, electric cars are here to save the auto industry, not the environment. Lithium ion batteries are horrible for the environment due to mining and disposal.
And fossil fuels are limited and consumable. They are also used for things that cannot be replaced with another method for storing chemical potential. It has nothing to do with the environment. This is about intelligently allocating resources we know are limited. Also, oil is worse for the environment than electric cars could ever be. It has all the same problems your strawman has, and it causes environmental hazards everywhere it goes.
Load More Replies...Cant wait til we all have electric cars in what, a decade? The grid already goes down whem theres a hotter than normal heat wave. I wonder what 50 million cars per night plugged in will do?
Because nothing will change about the power grid in a decade now that corporations are no longer going to be allowed to ignore it. Idiot.
Load More Replies...He might be right. Electric and hybrid cars already together have nearly 40% of the new car market, and in ten years or so it will be possible for a person to never drive anything other than an electric car for the rest of their life.
Load More Replies...God forbid he ever visits another country where he's forced to drive a stick shift.
The car I was driving broke down in the French countryside past midnight. The only car they had was stickshift. So here i was in a parking lot trying to learn how to drive one to continue my journey.
Load More Replies...And until you get your car, knowing how to replace the gas you used in mine, is good to know, if you want to continue to use my car
Was in the car with my 10-ish year old. Song came on the radio I liked. I said 'mmm, I might buy this record'. He said 'what's a record?'
I'd have taken away their mobiles. "This is why you might need a pay phone, boys."
What year did payphones and electric cars co-exist again? Epcot center, 1996?
wait a bit for the apocalypse to arrive, we'll see who will laugh less at not knowing how to use the old equipment, smart guy, he he he :D
Gas pumps don’t work without electricity, smart guy.
Load More Replies...Son remarking he can’t drive a stick shift but I can. Once learned never forgotten.
If you're 13 yr old thinks were that close to EVO derp! Not happening in 3 years.
That's just not true. If you charge a car the grid can potentially use renewable resources as part of the process, not to mention the generally lower emissions that are emitted due to larger / more efficient generators.
Load More Replies...they still have payphones in switzerland... and they use fax machines. Why? no idea.
I'm not so sure on this one. My 3 year old told me he will (for sure) later buy an electric car, because he saw an episode from Maus where they talked about how bad fuel burning cars are for the environment.
Load More Replies...Only if educated people get their way will they be right. Otherwise the right won and we're continuing or already doomed our ozone layer and the world
Despite being, in theory, a very niche brand of content, millennial humor is wildly popular online, so we wanted to hear the admin's insights into why this was the case. “Millennials love to submerge themselves in nostalgia, I believe it makes us feel safe like we are kids again. It’s not about your political stance, religion, or race – it’s about remembering the innocence of our childhood.”
If you are interested in more humor of this type, check out their other pages on TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook. You can also find “Humorous Resources” here and the very niche Horrendous HR here. Feel free to give them a follow and remember that DM’s are open if you want to submit a meme. But despite the plethora of memes, debates about being a millennial and their “impact” still rage online.
While the presence of gen x on one end and gen z on the other helps establish who millennials are in terms of age, there is obviously still some confusion for people born right at the cusp of one or another. This is where terms like “zillennial” come into play. But age is actually one of the defining characteristics of a millennial, as currently many have been adults long enough that it’s impossible to hide behind the shield of youth.
Sometimes we got it in Hungary, too. We were so scared we immediately made a copy of the VHS to warn our friends :D
By one’s thirties, which most if not all millennials already are, there is this pressure to know who you are, and to have an established career and life, but let’s face it, the world has been going from one chaotic event to another nonstop for half a decade now (or longer, depending on where you are from) with the result that most millennials simply do not feel their age. This normally is a blessing, but as usual, a monkey’s paw is curled somewhere.
One thing millennials can pride themselves on is being the first, truly digital native generation. While gen z may be at the cutting edge of understanding content and social media, asking them to delve into the depths of their computer will often be met with blank stares. Perhaps this skill is just not that important, but millennials have had a tough turn of the millennium, they should at least get a consolation prize.
I feel like I need to be lifted into bed like that these days. I'm 33....
Live in Colorado. The day before Ramsey was killed, a black girl the same age got killed the exact same way but her parents weren't rich white people in Boulder. When Lou Smit, the detective on the Ramsey case, was asked about a possible connection, he replied that they didn't have the manpower to contact the other girl's parents. Her case is also still unsolved.
Only thing better than a crisp sandwich is a fish finger sandwich.
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I’m almost alpha(still gen z though) and I know what most of this stufff is
I’m almost alpha(still gen z though) and I know what most of this stufff is