What makes you laugh?

Ditch the Fake Giggles—We’re Here for the Guttural Howls That Come from Real Life

Let’s just be real: life is weird. Wild. Unfiltered. And hilarious in ways that leave you crying-laughing in the middle of over a meme you saw Target four hours ago. There’s something powerful about finding humor in the madness. The kind that bubbles up from your gut and reminds you, “Okay, maybe this whole adulting thing is trash… but at least it’s funny-trash.”

This ain’t about sitcom laughs or TikTok choreography gone wrong (though that is a genre of excellence). This is about what really tickles us. What makes us wheeze-laugh at brunch or lose it in group chats that should’ve been silenced hours ago.

The Internet: Our Collective Comedy Club

Let’s start with the obvious MVP—the internet. The true home of unhinged hilarity. This place has zero chill, and we love it. It’s the most chaotic open mic night in existence. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a video of someone trying to explain taxes with puppets, or reading a tweet that says, “Millennials be like: I can’t afford a house but I can name all 17 types of anxiety I have.”

The funniest content is rarely polished—it’s messy, dark, sarcastic, and uncomfortably real. And that’s the point. Humor on the internet isn’t about perfection. It’s about saying what we’re all thinking but are too tired (or afraid) to admit out loud.

Life Be Life-ing… And It’s Hilarious

Listen, if we don’t laugh at the nonsense of daily life, we’ll cry—and don’t nobody have time for that just because someone forgot their Zoom mute button?

We’ve all had our share of hot mess moments. Like realizing you’ve been muted and talking for five minutes straight on a work call. Or when your meal-prepped lunch leaks chicken juice into your purse. Or that time you were trying to flirt via text and autocorrect had you looking like a deranged⁶ Shakespearean character.

These are the everyday bloopers that make life funny. They become the legendary stories we retell with friends over drinks. And if you can’t laugh at yourself trying to DIY your own lashes and ending up with one sticking to your eyebrow… are you even living?

Group Chats: The Real MVPs of Mental Health

Shoutout to the group chat. The sacred space where chaos, support, gossip, and memes coexist in harmony. Those threads are therapy—unlicensed, often unhinged, but deeply healing.

The inside jokes. The memes sent at 2AM. The dragging when you try to convince your friends your situationship “isn’t that bad.” There’s a joy in knowing someone gets your exact brand of weird.

Shared laughter creates bonds that no self-help book can replicate. It’s why we send the same TikTok to five different friends even though we know they’ve all already seen it. The joy is in the sharing.

Comedians Who Keep It Too Real

The real ones? The stand-up comics and digital creators who drop punchlines that feel like therapy sessions. Think of comedians like Daphnique Springs, who say what we’re all thinking, but funnier.

They’re not just telling jokes—they’re poking holes in societal nonsense, dragging double standards, and clowning the pressure to have it all together by 30. We don’t just laugh—we feel seen. That’s power.

Laughing at Yourself: The Highest Form of Confidence

There is something deeply sexy about being able to say, “Yeah, I looked a mess, and I laughed about it.”

Being self-aware doesn’t mean beating yourself up. It means laughing at your own madness with love. Because perfection is not the goal—it never was. The goal is to survive this ride without losing your entire mind. And humor helps.

Millennial Humor Hits Different

Millennial humor is specific. It’s generational trauma wrapped in sarcasm, filtered through SpongeBob references, and served with a side of crushing student loan debt.

We joke about anxiety, capitalism, therapy, and trauma—but we’re also using humor to cope, connect, and reclaim control in a world that doesn’t make a lick of sense. We’re not fragile—we’re funny as hell. And that counts for something.

Laugh Hard, Live Louder

What makes us laugh? The real stuff. The messy stuff. The things that don’t go according to plan, and the moments where we let our guard down just enough to snort-laugh in public.

So, embrace the chaos. Lean into the ridiculous. Collect your funny stories like trophies. And for the love of all things good, don’t ever lose your sense of humor—it’s your sharpest weapon against a world that wants you to be quiet and polished.

Laugh loudly. Live messily. That’s the vibe.