11-07-2025
Things Millennials Roast Other Millennials For
I recently asked my fellow millennials in the BuzzFeed Community to share things they roast our generation for — even though they *might* be guilty of it themselves. Here are the hilariously relatable responses:
"'Live, laugh, love' being somewhere in the house. I'm guilty of having this sticker on my water bottle."
—phillyfox
"Words like 'adulting' and 'amazeballs.' You know what's decidedly unadulting? Saying adulting…"
"I roast myself because I'm always ending responses with LOL. It doesn't feel natural not to pop an LOL in the mix."
—Anonymous, 37, Sarasota, FL
"Saying, 'I did a thing,' whenever they post about any mildly to wildly exciting moment in their lives, from a vaguely drastic haircut to a master's degree or childbirth."
"Being overly into Harry Potter or being Disney adults."
—Anonymous, 41, Atlanta, GA
"Break out the PC to book travel or other large purchases. I 100% do this."
"Treating your pets like children and calling them fur babies. It's gotten out of control."
—Anonymous
"Buying Four Lokos."
"I throw up a peace sign and put my tongue out when they say, 'Now a silly photo!'"
"How we do our eyeliner. Old habits die hard."
"My sister-in-law turned 21 and wanted to go out dancing at a club for her birthday. We all got dressed up and went to a club we used to go to in our 20s. When we got there, our group was the only one dressed up and in heels. Everyone else was wearing jeans, tees, and tennis shoes! We were the random old people in the club who didn't fit in."
—Anonymous, 37, Los Angeles, CA
"Hide from the doorbell and do not answer the phone."
"Ankle socks. I used to wear these all the time, mostly to make my socks easy to find in the laundry. Now I'm the opposite and wear knee-high compression socks. Ankle socks just don't cut it for me anymore."
—psychicchinchilla776
"Using 'old school' emojis like XD or :P over 😆, 😜. We grew up before having all that, and sometimes the classics work best!"
"I don't skip ads or commercials on DVR shows. I use those two to three minutes to run to the kitchen, bathroom, or play with the dog. Reminds me of how things were as a kid, it's just nice knowing I can rewind if I need to now."
"Resisting the urge to caption all my posts with vague song lyrics. Sigh."
"The skinny jean, band tee, and side part combo. Bonus points if paired with raggy Converse and neon shoelaces."
—Anonymous, 30, TN
"I am not tech savvy like a lot of our generation, so I bust people's chops about having to Google or YouTube everything they do. My usual mantra is, 'You probably couldn't boil water without Googling how first.'"
"Thinking that every text or email sent without punctuation, emoticons, or emojis means someone is mad at me or I'm being fired."
Millennials, what do you always get roasted for? Share your thoughts in the comments or using the anonymous form below.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
