Well, it happened. Twitter-using baby boomers, with their multitude of egg accounts, have started their own hashtag. But don't worry, the young people have regained control of #HowToConfuseAMillennial quickly, efficiently and hilariously.

The hashtag initially seemed to be a lighthearted joke about the generational differences between age groups and quickly descended into a fire ball of doomsday, petrol-bomb proportions.

Sledging the youth for everything from poor spelling, an apparent dislike of gainful employment and the heinous crime of no longer using retro technology like rotary phones — baby boomers went HAM.

#HowToConfuseAMillennial



Hand them a job application form — Andrew (@1andrewfenton) September 4, 2016

Put a Trigger Warning on a Safe Space. #HowToConfuseAMillennial — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) September 4, 2016

#HowToConfuseAMillennial ask them to make a call on this pic.twitter.com/BXUcAPJfs7 — adu1tg33k (@adu1tg33k1) September 4, 2016

Tweeps born from about 1982 onward however, flipped the script with meme-worthy vigour, responding with the swiftness of a person who is young, nimble, and not yet embittered by their lot in life.

Some expressed genuine confusion.

#HowToConfuseAMillennial have them wake up Sunday morning to a hashtag like this where you vilify them for no reason — سامر / Samer (@WaladShami) September 4, 2016

#HowToConfuseAMillennial cry that teens are wasting their lives on social media then create a tag on social media complaining about teens — 011 (@imkxren) September 4, 2016

Others pointed out the hashtag was straight up bullying.

Complain about this generation being disrespectful & then act like homophobia, racism, social inequality is normal #HowToConfuseAMillennial — Albie Dominguez (@johnenricoo) September 4, 2016

#HowToConfuseAMillennial be racist, homophobic, transphobic etc. yet also complain about how this generation is disrespectful — shehzadi (@ellliotaIderson) September 4, 2016

Some dished back their own ice cold serving of generational stereotypes.

Baby boomers will tweet #HowToConfuseAMillennial then call us to fix their internet problems 30s later pic.twitter.com/hLt9KLjoCc — mark (@bringbackjozea) September 4, 2016

#HowToConfuseAMillennial tell us to stop being so reliant on technology while you sit there on life support pic.twitter.com/qxX3i5zeC0 — gratuity tucci (@aolanibani) September 4, 2016

Some just thought highlighting the gorgeous hypocrisy of it all was the best approach.

Tell them to follow their passions!*



*as long as they aren't passionate about art, writing, or anything creative#HowToConfuseAMillennial — sully (@NoMayoTears) September 4, 2016

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Destroy the housing market

Replace grad jobs with unpaid internships

Tell them to buy a house — Carl Kinsella (@TVsCarlKinsella) September 4, 2016

Steer them away from majoring in the humanities, then complain they don't read. #HowtoConfuseaMillennial https://t.co/iOWccrOfnw — Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) September 4, 2016

Tell them mental health is important while they run between three part-time jobs. #HowToConfuseAMillennial — Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) September 5, 2016



