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The Daily Dot

Rebecca Leib

Culture

‘Their lack of empathy is unmatched’: Millennial’s rant exposing the one thing Boomers refuse to admit is striking a nerve

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Screenshot of a Tiktok with the caption: "YES we're a millennial burger Joint/ YES we overprice EVERYTHING / YES out truffle fries are MEDIOCRE at best / YES we're two guys with a crazy idea / NO we don't offer comfortable seating / YES we serve water in mason jars"; ; Screenshot of a Tiktok comment section

Gen Z is dragging the ‘millennial burger joint’—and every detail is painfully accurate

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

“Most emotionally immature age bracket I deal with”: Millennial exposes “Boomer panic” after witnessing older folks’ failure stay calm when they’re upset

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

2 panel image of a person explaining. Text over says: The Death of the Millennial brand.

‘Rest in peace, the Millennial Brand’: People are arguing over the death of the Millennial brand—and what comes next

Tweet over crawling babies "this gotta be the most unfortunate name for a generation ever- starting january 1, all children born between 2025 and 2039 will be part of the demographic group 'generation beta'"

‘Brutal, cursed from birth’: Gen Beta gets roasted on day one of existence

Memes

Grampa Abe Simpson Telling Kids Stories memes are a tribute to the good ole days

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

Screenshot of nostalgic school lunches with tiktoker overlay(l) School lunch sign(c) Woman with curly hair(r)

‘Yessss they accept EBT too’: Customer reveals how to order your favorite nostalgic school lunch items

Mike Hadge

Group of Millennials Dancing "dip" trend on TikTok

Millennials are correcting Gen-Z’s TikTok dance to ‘Da Dip’

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Laughing Emoji meme: origins

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Scrolling In The Deep: Is your body tea?

Young Australian senator’s Gen Z slang-riddled speech declared ‘brainrot’

Remembering Cheems, the doge who just wanted a cheemsburbger

Aimée Lutkin was a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Aimée Lutkin

Jenna Ortega doing Gen Z heart hands(l), Jenna Ortega doing millennial heart hands(L)

You can tell whether someone’s Gen Z or millennial by the way they do the ‘heart hands’

Woman in green dress(l+r), Woman talking(c), green dress girl tiktok

TikToker dubbed ‘Green Dress and Wedges Girl’ gets lit up over her clubbing fashion advice

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: From ‘OK Boomer’ onward, generational memes really hit home

Millennials