#MillennialCommandments

About

#MillennialCommandments is a hashtag game in which Twitter users write parodies of the Ten Commandments to mock stereotypical millennial tastes and character traits.

Origin

On February 5th, 2019, trending hashtag host for @hashtagroundup,^[2] @ADudeCalledDan^[1] introduced the hashtag game in a tweet (shown below). The tweet was retweeted 20 times and liked 30 times that day.

Spread

On February 5th, Twitter user @toandfro1979 ^[3] tweeted "Thou shalt honor my safe space.
#MillennialCommandments" (shown below, left). The tweet gained 27 retweets and 135 likes that day. @Eminem11684^[4] tweeted shortly after saying "#MillennialCommandments
There’s only 9 cuz they can’t even" which gained 78 retweets and 372 likes that day(shown below, right).

The same day, Twitter user ‏@ThomasB070874^[5] tweeted "#MillennialCommandments
Alexa tell me the Commandments" which accumulated 41 retweets and 305 likes that day (shown below, left). This tweet was followed by user ‏@Protogenes1's^[6] tweet saying "Thou shalt worship no selfie above mine #MillennialCommandments" which garnered 46 retweets and 224 likes that day (shown below, right).

@Hashtagroundup then tweeted some of the best posts so far in a hashtag video recap (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References