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‘Millennial Misery’: 40 Of The Best Posts To Make Millennials Laugh, Then Cry
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Millennials 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.”
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Caroline Kimber 2 years ago
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.”
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Lord Mysticlaw 2 years ago
Remind them of that when they're old enough to ask to borrow your (gas) car...
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.
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DadManBlues 2 years ago (edited)
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.
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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.
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Chewie Baron 2 years ago
You know you’re old when you walk past a display of Dr Scholl’s sandals and go “Ooh, they look comfy!”.
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Anna Stephenson 2 years ago
Is it sad that as soon as I read that line, I started singing the song in my head IMMEDIATELY!?
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GoGoPDX 2 years ago
I just introduced my son to Green Day when he told me he really liked the song that was in the radio (Basket Case) . My son is 7, and he love Green Day. I also listen to most of the albums up there still.
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BC 2 years ago
Oh goddess, please don’t forget us Gen Xers, a few of these are genuinely ours. Yes, I’m gate keeping. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LEAVE US SOMETHING!!!
Candice Soles 2 years ago
Yep, I'm GenX and had like 5 of them. grunge, Weezer, Greenday are def ours. Those guys are all our age. Probably the ska as well as that coincided w the swing revival.
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October 2 years ago (edited)
Thanks for the upvotes. I've been sitting on this joke since 1991.
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Detroit Citizen 2 years ago
Im GenX and I have Dre, Em, Nirvana, MCR, Weezer and probably more (just dont know the album cover) on a loop in my car for my commute. Had a young woman at work ask me if i had ever heard of a guy named Tupac. I felt like Methuselah
Marie Lane 2 years ago
The Gen-X / Millennial border is a a very wide cusp! I’m an early Gen-Xer and have a lot of Millennials as friends.
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ί𝔫ＣίŦᵃт𝐔𝐬 2 years ago
Yup. But I'm glad that, as a Gen Xer, I didn't ever have to listen to the rest.
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Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t 2 years ago
Not a millennial and I still listen to Nirvana occasionally, Nevermind came out in my early 20's, I remember all the grunge bands playing the Venue in New Cross in one show when they came to London. You'd have Hole, Tool, Helmet, Pavement, etc, about 10 bands on the same bill and it was about £10 to get in
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
Once upon a time I was young and cool. The other day I heard Blink 182 on classic rock and may have had an existential crisis.
Donkey boi 2 years ago
I'm Gen X and I still listen to at least 2 of them. I'll let you make assumptions as to which ones.
Lisa H 2 years ago
Every millennial also knows that you listened to either the Backstreet Boys OR N*Sync, NEVER BOTH. You picked a side
JayWantsACat 2 years ago
As a Gen X'er, some of these are my all time fave albums. And, yup, definitely still listed to them.
Big Chungus 2 years ago
I remember my parents taking me to Best Buy when I was young to run in and buy meteora lol then they wanted me to play it in the car...they were not big fans
Devan Delano 2 years ago
Should have done Hybrid Theory for Linkin Park. Meteora came out in the 00's
Phyllis Panda 2 years ago (edited)
Boomer here. Green Day, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls and Sublime, Avril! And I still have a large CD collection. And over 6,000 songs on an iPod. 😜
simfan all day every day 2 years ago
Nope I went to the 70s and 50s and stayed there rat pack for life
Lea 2 years ago
Ah yes because most of these Gen Z also still listens to. Like they are just kinda classics at this point
Šimon Špaček 2 years ago
Sorry, but you missed with me. But if you put there Iron maiden or Steve van Zandt, you would hit perfectly.
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago (edited)
Simple plan 😂 that was my younger sisters thing not for millennials. I took my sister to see them. Backstreet boys - now we are talking
Zane Lumagrowl 2 years ago
Millennial/Zoomer cusp, and can confirm, I am literally listening to that Paramore album right now lmao
Kelly Scott 2 years ago
Millennials and everyone after them missed the best music from the 60s and 70s.
Duckie Measles 2 years ago
Good thing music doesn't have an expiration date.
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Cain Hargreaves 2 years ago
I was afraid for a minute there that my Millennial Card was going to be revoked but then I saw RATM at the bottom, thank goodness.
Michelle Bruno 2 years ago
The Chronic! 5 million records sold! Yep because I have the vinyl, the cassette, the CD, and of course I used Napster and Limewire, and now iTunes!! 🤣🤣 “This is dedicated to the ***** that was down from day one…Welcome to Death Row!!” ❤️❤️❤️
Capybara With a Cat 2 years ago
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT IT'S LESS DANGEROUS. HERE WE ARE NOW ENTERTAIN US
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Strontium Dog 2 years ago
I was so "Ha, wrong! I don't listen to any of tho... oh wait... that one"
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago
I actually listen to 3 of these and I’m not a millennial, I love Fall Out Boy, The Killers, and Panic! At the Disco
Howl's sleeping castle 2 years ago
I listen to Linkin park and backstreet boys all the time. And I know I will till I die.
Alex the great 2 years ago
Still listening to MCR, panic! At the disco,Paramour and Jimmy eat world. Favorite songs from each: MCR: Teenagers. Panic! At the disco: Mrs. Jackson. Paramour: Fence. Jimmy eat world: bleed American
Featherking 2 years ago
I listen to music from the 1800s, motherfυcker. And every era since then, pretty much. Music doesn’t get out of date, LEARN that.
jdtimid123 2 years ago
I use Pandora to play music at work. Asked a client what she'd like to listen to during her massage and she "90s oldies." This is the beginning of the end...
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
OMG! I went to a BSB concert just last year and it was SOOOOOO much fun! Woooo, flashback city!
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Caroline Kimber 2 years ago
I feel like I need to be lifted into bed like that these days. I'm 33....
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago
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.
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Feathered Dinosaur 2 years ago
I'm 35, time to get sme reading glasses, a walking stick and pain killers, lots of pain killers
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LillieMean 2 years ago
Bonus points if you wear capri length leggings under your shorts or colorful thick tights.
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Lunicia the crazy healer 2 years ago
I wanted a skip it so badly as a kid. Truth be told, I still want one. Brb, switching to amazon real quick
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Andrew Keir 2 years ago
Only plus was, you kept an eye on your expenditure back then - because you had to. Now the bank wants you to owe them, without realising it (at first, anyway).
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Pink Princess 2 years ago
Same! I remember watching it in like 2017 and they were still using the notebook
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Whiskey Tango Delicious 2 years ago
Omg yes! We are so stoked when they released the black shark, you were instantly cooler when you got a black shark in your pouch
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I heart Boo-BI-es 2 years ago
I don't remember having those mini pop-tart things? I just saw those in the store recently as a new item? Just need some Fruitopia to wash it all down with!
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Meredith Ottens 2 years ago
Because Henry Ford was a racist. Seriously. Google "Henry Ford square dancing"
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PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago
Not a sob story but I’m honestly to the point of getting a cheap caravan just so I can have a ‘house’ again/ it’s funny cos 15yrs ago I could afford a house on my own and wash myself in Chanel no5 body wash 😂 I laugh at the difference and laugh at how cozy and secure I was
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I remember when I would be downloading a picture of Optimus Prime riding a T-Rex and someone using the phone after 4 hours of waiting at 82% and the pure rage of knowing you will have to start again
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Cursed Girl 2 years ago
I had a barbie one which you could only open with a bracelet. Memories
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Bored Trash Panda 2 years ago (edited)
.... I came to work the other day in leggings and a camp crystal lake shirt on the other day... The office I work (I'm a medical biller) in doesn't really care. We don't see patients or doctors in person, so no one to impress.
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LooseSeal's $10 Banana 2 years ago
Did other schools just stop at malls on field trips? Like, we got three hours for lunch and spent most of it wandering around unsupervised and spending money on nonsense from Spencer's?
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Lazy Panda 2 years ago
I’m almost alpha(still gen z though) and I know what most of this stufff is
Lazy Panda 2 years ago
I’m almost alpha(still gen z though) and I know what most of this stufff is
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