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Elder millennial here. Personally I view this as the kind of good natured ribbing that comes from a healthy relationship between an older and younger sibling. I think our generation (and Gen X too) have an overall positive view of Gen Z, but you are out of your mind if you think we're going to pass up an opportunity to give them some shit when it's warranted!
Rainmanslim's comment doesn't strike me as mean-spirited at all. If anything it's the opposite of condescending because it acknowledges that the cringiness of being a teenager knows no generational bounds. Embrace it and enjoy it, and then enjoy it again when you're old enough to laugh at your younger self!
Mate, that is a whole lot of projection and assumptions in one post. You do you, but I hope someday you learn that being able laugh at yourself is a strength not a weakness.
Man, if you are in your 40s and still clinging to this idea that you've never done anything embarrassing in your life, have never teased a buddy for something stupid they have done, and feel the need to get all self-righteous on me for enjoying friendly banter between strangers then I don't know what else there is to say here.
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There is a reason "learn to laugh at yourself" is a recurring quote from many people.
This is all this is, to learn to laugh at your younger self. No one is saying your feelings or thoughts as a teenager are invalid but perspectives and priorities change when you get older and the things that make you feel and act that way will seem trivial and therefore silly.
There is a reason this is a recurring theme between generations. Sorry but your generation is no different. It is not bullying, it is learning to look back at your younger self and see that the difficulties you were facing were relatively trivial even if they didn't feel that way at the time.
Also please remember your sentiment the next time you see one of these memes "attacking" millennials. Basically the way you've formed your argument here is that this meme in this OP is "bullying" millennials.