People Are Sharing Their Most "Millennial Complaint," And They're Almost As Good As "Boomer Complaints"

Matt Stopera
·7 min read

"Boomer complaints" have been a thing online for a while now.

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For example, they include bringing back laptops with DVD players:

Twitter: @theereal_one

A boomer complaint is hating on QR codes in restaurants:

Twitter: @ImpatienTourist

Speaking of restaurants, the music is too damn loud there:

Twitter: @cinemaxwell

And my personal favorite, ENOUGH with the whole "Can I get your email" for a receipt thing!

Twitter: @Daniel_W12

EVERYONE can unite behind that one.

Well, we got a new one: Millennial complaints.

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@yeeeerika asked, "i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?"

Twitter: @yeeeerika

Here are some of the best ones:

1. Everything is an app:

Twitter: @AshleyA_Jones

2. There are no more house parties:

Twitter: @jess_tajada

3. The high socks trend:

Twitter: @Lacey4health

4. There are too many viral things:

Twitter: @cannablissful

5. "Every electronic device stops working right after its warranty is over"

Twitter: @ozankarakoc

6. Having to add "reddit" to the end of every Google search to get a good result:

Twitter: @aletoowelll

7. Comedies aren't as funny as they were from 2002-2014:

Twitter: @ArmenTaylor

8. "The internet was more fun when everyone wasn't on it"

Twitter: @artetak

9. Way too many previews at movie theaters:

Twitter: @hautePJones

10. You have to create an account for everything:

Twitter: @F1mech

11. "People should be wearing heels in the club"

Twitter: @marissamarie25

12. Apple removing the headphone jack from the phone:

Twitter: @mlockwoodporter

13. Songs are too short:

Twitter: @laurenolmeda

14. "Millennials seem to be the only generation with proper media literacy education"

Twitter: @BethSnowFoster

15. Computers need more USB ports:

Twitter: @Lindsay2QT4CG

16. Glass Snapple bottles:

Twitter: @thejonbutter

17. Skinny jeans are superior jeans:

Twitter: @MsCroptopolis

18. Birthday marketing emails should have promo codes:

Twitter: @TheNotoriousLEX

19. Cars shouldn't have touchscreens:

Twitter: @Jbandos

20. Cable TV is better:

Twitter: @missmayn

21. Blockbuster:

Twitter: @Lyzasterous

22. "I miss the Olsen twins and wish they were still doing stuff"

Twitter: @iryelin

23. Movies are too long:

Twitter: @NowPlayingPod

24. Everyone older and younger doesn't know how to use a computer:

Twitter: @ohnolan

25. People need to stop wearing pajamas out in public:

Twitter: @Melanie_Balke

26. "The house I grew up in cost $91k in 2000. It’s now $341k"

Twitter: @Smiley_Dank

27. iPhones don't come with chargers anymore:

Twitter: @sad_banger

28. "Mall food courts suck"

Twitter: @jasonchen16

29. There are too many series that should just be movies:

Twitter: @alisonaglitter

30. "I heard Green Day on the oldies station the other day"

Twitter: @CourtJesster83

31. There's no more color-changing spoons in cereal boxes:

Twitter: @puddinghead333

32. "I miss AOL chatrooms"

Twitter: @The_Warlock_86

33. Microsoft Office used to be FREE with the PC:

Twitter: @flibby1094

34. No more voicemails:

Twitter: @kenzianidiot

35. You can't stream Spice World anywhere:

Twitter: @snmrrw

36. And lastly, "Things were better in the '90s"

Twitter: @DylanTweetin

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