21 Millennials Shared Their Fails Online, And They Had Really Screwed Up In Epic Proportions

Forget the rule, "It's not nice to laugh at someone's misfortune"; it can't be applied here.

Millennial fails have a way of turning everyday moments into full-blown internet entertainment.

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The posts and reactions here lean into everything from awkward flirting to chaotic texting, clumsy mistakes, and the kind of confidence that disappears the second reality shows up. Some of it is harmless, some of it is embarrassing, and all of it feels very online in the best possible way.

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By the end, it is hard not to laugh at how quickly a small slip can become a legendary fail. Read on.

1. "It wasn't me, it was Siri."

1. "It wasn't me, it was Siri."twitter
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2. Maybe he just likes eating Doritos.

2. Maybe he just likes eating Doritos.twitter
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3. Well, he didn't like the emojis.

3. Well, he didn't like the emojis.twitter

That one did not land the way they hoped.

4. Well, it could also be used for a Christmas decoration; let's hope she thought the same.

"Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with the generation typically being defined as people born from 1981 to 1996."

4. Well, it could also be used for a Christmas decoration; let's hope she thought the same.twitter

5. There is no help there.

5. There is no help there.twitter

6. This cannot be a coincidence.

6. This cannot be a coincidence.twitter

7. He really tried...

7. He really tried...twitter

8. Someone should tell her it's not all about her and her feelings.

8. Someone should tell her it's not all about her and her feelings.twitter

Things got awkward pretty fast.

9. When it comes to flirting, they lack restraint:

9. When it comes to flirting, they lack restraint:twitter

10. He learned the hard way.

10. He learned the hard way.twitter

11. Wrong, buddy, just wrong.

11. Wrong, buddy, just wrong.twitter

12. Following the directions can be difficult sometimes:

12. Following the directions can be difficult sometimes:twitter

13. They are direct:

13. They are direct:twitter

Some of these are painfully specific.

It’s giving the same “built different” energy as grandparents who lived like safety was optional.

14. They are clumsy:

14. They are clumsy:twitter

15. It really could have ended much worse:

15. It really could have ended much worse:

16. High school is over, friend...

This one is pure secondhand embarrassment.

17. "Okay, so I got pulled over on my way home from makeup class..."

17. "Okay, so I got pulled over on my way home from makeup class..."twitter

18. "Go ahead and put 'no need to reschedule' on my tombstone."

18. "Go ahead and put 'no need to reschedule' on my tombstone."twitter

19. Exactly in that order...

19. Exactly in that order...instagram

20. They are difficult to communicate with.

20. They are difficult to communicate with.instagram

21. They are clever, but they don't use that feature in practice.

21. They are clever, but they don't use that feature in practice.instagram

Millennials, do you agree with all these characteristics, or do you want to add something? Anyway, today you are part of this middle group that makes funny fails; tomorrow it will be someone else.

But luckily for us, it is quite a source of good laughter. Things are what they are, and we should embrace the most at every age, as funny moments and conclusions in this post.

Furthermore, it also can't stop you from sending us funny failures that you are willing to share publicly. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is having a sincere laugh with your friends.

Want more cringe? Check out these awkward school photos from picture day.

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