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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

Background: "Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses, managing budget, entering data in computer application, sitting at table full of papers, loan documents, invoices, utility bills" with caption overlay from AskReddit reading, "Do you know any millennials who are not doing well financially?"

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Culture

15 unfiltered posts that show how much millennials are struggling financially right now

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: Side shot of thoughtful pensive sad young female sitting indoors leaning forward propping chin on clasped hands feeling desperate, unhappy, tired, lost, disappointed Right: Reddit comment on a post about single millennials reading: "I hate living in a world where I have to have a roommate or boyfriend to afford rent. My boyfriend dumped me and my roommate ghosted me and now all the bills are on me either way."

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“The economy is designed for pairs”: Single millennials are speaking out about how unaffordable it is to live alone

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

2 panel image of a woman talking about being single

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Viral theory stating millennial women are the first generation who are fine being single sparks debate: “The juice isn’t worth the squeeze”

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

A person taking a selfie and a bottle of perfume.

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Memes

“The face vs the perfume” meme is all about personality, scent, and self-parody

2 panel image of a person talking on the left and an illlustration of a phoenix rising on the right.

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“Fire and ice” theory states that Gen Z sees Millennials as failures. Millennials fight back: “It’s not that easy anymore”

A Reddit thread that reads: Did we get ripped off with homework? Discussion My wife is a middle school and highschool teacher and has worked for just about every type of school you can think of- private, public, title 1, extremely privileged, and schools in between. One thing that always surprised me is that homework, in large part, is now a thing of the past. Some schools actively discourage it.

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Millennial asks: Did we get ripped off by the homework grind?

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People over 35 are sharing the things they miss the most from their childhood

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The All-American Rejects are playing millennial house parties this summer

3 panel image showing a bridal dress with a basque waist and two people on the sides, explaining their point of view on the trend.

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Gen Z is calling basque wedding dresses the new mason jars. Millennials are not okay

Rebecca Leib

bedroom with wall painted millennial green(l) woman looking disappointed(c) green chair(r)

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Is millennial green the new ‘sad beige’?

intergenerational TikTok trend - gen alpha cough

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The Gen Alpha cough is the new Gen Z shake is the new millennial pause

image showing scenes from the TikTok post and the text over: Elder Millennial

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‘Just say expired’: She did the ‘rock on’ sign at a roller derby then said ‘elder millennial’—and the internet went feral

Three screenshots of Tiktok user @conornoburst with the caption "straight to consumer millennial core.

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Warby Parker got hit with a Gen Z insult so specific it loops back to iconic

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Buy pork, get a second job: Gen Z is asking millennials for recession advice and survival tips on TikTok

A boy's body lays in display to public, as he becomes a well known figure in religion for the new generation. They also created a merch line for him

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Get ready for the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint—complete with custom merch

Millennials