It’s just as true in 2019 as it was in 1919, 1819, even all the way back to 19 A.D.: the next generation of up-and-coming adults is everything that’s wrong with society–according to the previous generation of up-and-coming adults, that is.

Right now, the target of most inter-generational ire is millennials, aka the generation born between the early 1980’s and the late 1990’s/early 2000’s. According to freaked out baby-boomers, millennials are both so coddled that they literally can’t function in the real world, while simultaneously so destructive that they’re bringing about the end of the world.

Millennials get flak on all sides, especially on social media. Debating the issue is futile. Instead, the only tactic that works is a well-crafted zinger.

So if you’re a millennial who just wants to enjoy your avocado toast without being accused of the downfall of civilization, here are 15 comebacks and jokes to give you a little inspiration. Best of all, they’re gluten free! That’s a thing millennials care about, right?

 

1. Renter 4 Lyfe

2. You just can’t win.

3. Our generation’s Trading Places.

4. Everyone’s fighting, meanwhile this guy has solutions.

5. “Retirement” is a strange old fashioned word, like “corset.”

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6. The truth about brunch.

7. Let’s keep things in perspective.

8. Blamed, from the cradle to the grave.

9. Millennials aren’t dumb. Every generation is dumb.

10. Hypocrite, much?

11. Millennial midlife crisis: buying the top-shelf brand of almond milk.

12. Our generations will only know peace when everyone is offended.

13. Monopoly for millennials.

14. For something called The Economist, they don’t seem to have a firm grasp on economics.

15. By the numbers.

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h/t: Buzzfeed