Us early '90s kids are positively freaking out right now about the fact that we're closing in on the 2010s decade and the '90s will have been nearly 30 years ago for many of us. Time really does seem to fly by faster the older you get.
Sorry Zoomers, we love you guys but this one's for the Millennials.
As an aging millennial it's easy to find myself yearning for simpler times. While yes, dial-up was technically the internet, it was very hard to find yourself glued to a screen for 14 hours of the day. New music was something you read about in a magazine or stumbled upon at a brick and mortar record store. Blockbuster was thriving. We could wax nostalgic for days (what is a day, even?) but we'll save our breath and let these memes take you down memory lane instead.
For the past several years, the media has dubbed Millennials the lazy, entitled, 'snowflake' generation who go around killing entire industries with their discriminating taste. Despite the fact that Millennials are now between the ages of 25 and 40, they still get blamed for things like Covid-19 super-spreader events on college campuses. With how generously the term gets used as a general pejorative, you'd think 'Millennial' could just mean 'youngish person who I don't like.' Well many are sick and tired of taking crap from out-of-touch people who seem to consider their own generation to be completely blameless. One redditor asked the internet to vent about the most annoying stereotypes about Millennials they've heard, and the replies are pretty spicy. If you're a disgruntled Millennial who's over all the slander, these top responses from the Reddit thread will probably resonate with you.
If you didn't get the reference in the title then you're too young to be reading this (Backstreet Boys, duh).
If you're constantly feeling simultaneously baffled, yet weirdly intrigued by the latest obsessions of Generation Z (fidget spinners, anyone?), then congratulations, you're likely an aging Millennial! To help take your mind off of this impending doom, scroll down for some memes and posts that'll make you feel a little more at ease!
As an aging millennial, it can be hard to accept that the references you once enjoyed are not considered relevant by the TikTok-loving generation that followed ours. When Dustin Diamond (Screech) died, they did not mourn. Nor did they have to endure the agonizing impediment of a slow dial-up connection - or your mother forcing you to sign off because she needs to talk to her friends. They can't remember our painstakingly designed AIM away messages, or (yikes) waiting in line to buy HARRY POTTER books at a REAL bookstore. But at least we have each other. And memes that remind us of the good (and bad) days of yore.
We can never get enough of the '90s memes, which is probably because many of us are about to hit 30 and we're longing for the days when we didn't have to worry about spending a fortune on rent or getting grey hairs. The '90s were just a simpler time where we could play with our Tamagotchis and not have a care in the world. And hey, while we're at it, have even more '90s memes!
This cringey millennial couple is a reminder that we could all stand to be a little more present. Our doomed lovers became immortalized on @tattoosandbones Twitter account when he overheard a bloodcurdling scream from the apartment across from his. Turns out he had dropped his phone in a very unclean toilet. Things really devolve from there. Buckle up, it's a wild ride.
This year's endless joy of lockdowns and quarantines has inspired many home-based trends. While some people took up baking bread and gaining that quarantine fifteen, other people turned to knitting or art. And then there's the scads of millenials and Zoomers who decided to cultivate the ol' houseplant and gardening fad that had been steadily growing over the last few years. And who can blame them? If you're going to be stuck inside, it makes sense to want your space to look green and your air to flow more fresh. From these plant memes it's clear the obsession has reached financially irresponsible levels, there are definitely worse ways to spend your time and money than caring for a living thing. Especially when you don't have to walk plants or change their litterbox.
Blaming Millennials for killing industries is one of the most cherished pastimes of Gen Xers and Boomers. We saw a flurry of accusatory think-pieces and headlines several years ago when Millennials first started entering the workforce, but even in 2020 the finger-pointing hasn't really let up. Hey, here's a thought: maybe it's the economy that killed Millennials and not the other way around. Maybe industries are dying because Millennials are too goddamn poor to buy anything. But ok boomer, keep on believing we spontaneously decided as an entire generation to kill industries because we're evil. That sounds much more logical.
r/DeathByMillennial is a goldmine of out of touch headlines and commentary that lazily condemn a single cohort of people who didn't even ask to be born, rather than an economic system that has failed millions of workers. We've collected some of the cringiest posts for our fellow Millennials to scoff at.
Man, the universe just really wants us Millennials to be poor for the rest of our lives, doesn't it? We were already poor AF as is, but now we're about to get a global Great Recession thrown in there too! At least we can all struggle together? Have some more memes for sad Millennials while we're at it!
These memes are for the oldest Millennials who were born in the '80s! Since literally all of us are getting depressed thinking about how old we're getting, we need some memes to help us feel better about it. And let's face it, the '80s and '90s were just a better time.
TGIF, y'all! We are back with another healthy serving of the week's best dank memes, carefully plucked from the hallowed halls of Reddit. These memes range from spicy to dumb and relatable, but they're all pretty amusing. And we promise this batch isn't filled with mentions of politics. If memes can't distract us from this hell, we don't know what can.
"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise" - Socrates.
In other words, every single generation throughout history has thought that they were far better than the younger generation. Anyway, here are some memes and pics for people who long for the days of the '90s.
Anyone who grew up in the '80s and '90s knows that those were the days. The days of dial-up internet, Tamagotchis, and horrible hair. Of course, as we get older we tend to engage more in revisionist history, but let us reminisce, dammit! Now check out some Millennial memes for even more relatable humor!
