#millennialcore

why is LEGO harry potter either $469 or “retired forever and now $900 on ebay” there’s no in between

i don’t want to pay rent. i want to emotionally heal by building hogwarts in my living room.

and somehow every time i check amazon it is: • full price • “limited stock” • or $40 cheaper but i missed it by 6 hours

why is collecting lego a part time job

anyway. i got tired of manually checking prices like a Victorian child waiting for crumbs so i built a free price drop alert that emails you when LEGO Harry Potter sets actually go on sale.

no spam. just “hey, your childhood is 18% off”

if you’re also financially irresponsible but in a magical way:

✧･ﾟ: what's in my bag (2025 edition but make it y2k) :･ﾟ✧

hey everyone!! ✨

sooo i just spilled my entire bag on my bed trying to find my airpods and omg?? the amount of stuff i carry around is actually insane but also like... necessary?? thought i'd share all the girly essentials i can't live without in 2025 (even tho my aesthetic is still stuck in 2003 and proud of it!!)

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first thing i grabbed was my collection of glosses!! i literally cannot function without at least 3 different ones. my current rotation is this super clear glassy one, this pink shimmer one that smells like cotton candy, and this plumping one that makes my lips tingle in the best way.

my baby compact mirror covered in those tiny crystals!! it's literally from claire's but looks designer and catches the light perfectly when i check if my lip combo looks good (which is always).

this tiny atomizer i filled with my fav perfume because carrying the full bottle is just too much?? it's this sweet vanilla scent that makes me smell like a cupcake and i'm not even sorry about it.

soooo many hair things!! tiny butterfly clips everywhere (the metallic ones are the best), those mini claw clips with the rhinestones, and my lucky scrunchie that's basically falling apart but i refuse to throw away bc good hair day charm??

i always keep this tiny disposable camera even tho it's 2025 and everyone's like "just use your phone" but the vibes are completely different?? some moments deserve that grainy 2000s quality and i will die on this hill!!

my mini notebook with the fuzzy cover where i write down random thoughts, cute outfit ideas, and quotes from movies that nobody else remembers. paired with my pen that has this giant fluffy pom pom on top that makes writing so much more fun?? (cher horowitz is my inspo)

roll-on body glitter because why not?? shoulders, collarbones, cheekbones when i'm feeling extra. sometimes i just apply it randomly during the day when i need a confidence boost and suddenly i'm the main character again.

gum in this super cute tin i found at a vintage shop that literally looks like something britney would've carried in 2002.

my emergency kit in this tiny zippered pouch with hearts all over it: clear nail polish (fixes EVERYTHING), the cutest bandaids, bobby pins, mints, and this tiny sewing kit that's saved so many outfits!!

and yes my bag weighs like a million pounds but being prepared is just like... my thing?? and when i pull out exactly what someone needs in a crisis they're always like "omg thank youuu" so worth it!!

stay sparkly!!

xoxo, mindy 💖

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Back in 2021, I scrolled upon a comedic skit on my FYP on TikTok, well, more accurately, a user dueting their vitriolic reaction to the skit. I forget the exact scenario of the skit, but the creator had a particular comedic style with exaggerated gestures and facial expressions, and overall would’ve been a video that, had a stumbled upon it more organically, would’ve shrugged it off as content was geared towards a younger audience, and moved on. However, it was the duet that kept me from scrolling; One of a guy in his late-teens or early 20s— with a hyperbolic expression of disgust contorted upon his face which gradually transformed to the impression of a seizure eyes rolled back and melting off of bed—as the juvenile skit reached it most obnoxious conclusion.

It was quite the performance, but nothing out of the ordinary; people post thousands of silly things on TikTok nearly every hour of the day. but it was caption that perked my curiosity, which simply read “millennial humor”, primarily because I was trying to comprehend what exactly was even “millennial” about the original post, I opened up the comment only to find mostly users the same age as the dueter agreeing with him, or confessing they liked the original video or creator and what millennial that could be found in the comments were as confused as I was, futilely attempting to assure that people in thier age group don’t particularly find this funny, to the dismissiveness of younger replies. Digging further, I discovered video being dueted wasn’t even performing their own skit—It was a lip-sync of a Gen Z creator's original audio, with physical comedy equally matching the older imitator. Yet somehow, the comedic style persisted in being classified as “millennial humor.” As I saw more duets like this, more-often-than-not from the absolutely microscopic sample pool of the same recurring half-dozen creators that conveniently fit their narrative, a theory began circulating in the comments: Millennial humor is inspired by Jim Carrey.

This take baffled me. Jim Carrey, born in 1962, was at his comedic peak in the MTV-era of the '90s, his style more reflective of Gen X sensibilities, rising to prominence before many millennials were even a zygote! What also struck me was how this logic wasn’t applied to similar figures from Carrey’s era—figures who, I’d argue, had an even greater influence on Millennials (and Gen Z, for that matter). Take Stephen Hillenburg, for instance. Born in 1961, his creation SpongeBob SquarePants is a defining cultural touchstone for Millennials, and yet neither he nor SpongeBob are commonly cited as an inspiration for “millennial humor.” The inconsistencies don't stop there. If we followed this logic, Jack Black—whose career spans from School of Rock (2003) and Nacho Libre (2006) to more recent performances like Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and Steve in Minecraft (2025)—should be considered a Gen Z or Gen Alpha humor icon. But, of course, no one makes that claim.

There is also the broader issue with this logic: of prioritizing media intended for a demographic over media actually created by the said demographic. It makes zero sense to cast Jim Carrey, a boomer/GenX cusper, as the poser boy for millennial humor over actual millennial comedians such as Bo Burnham. This pattern extends beyond comedy. 90s and y2k cartoons are considered “millennial” for being aimed at their age demographic at the given time, while actual millennials in the field such as Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time) and Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe) are not considered as such. 2010s Folk Revival is painted as “Millennial Music” while genres as Vaporwave pioneered by millennial artists such as Blank Banshee, or pop icons such as Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, or Kendrick Lamar, are not perceived in this way. Again, the focus is placed on who consumed the content and rather than who created it.

In all of my points and examples above, an insidious pattern emerges—that those who present Jim Carrey or Mumford and Sons as “millennial” over more age-qualified or culturally impactful ones do so, intentionally or not, to serve a revisionist narrative: Bo Burnham, Rebecca Sugar, Pendleton Ward, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, or Kendrick Lamar, all these artist simply CANNOT POSSIBLY be “millennial” because the intention of the discourse is to develop a certain connotation surrounding the generational label, successful and culturally-relevant artist such as those listed above contradicts that rhetoric.