Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan, co-host of ITV's Good Morning Britain. Reuters

KEY POINTS

  • Show asks Twitter if those aged between 18-35 are 'useless' .
  • Tweet prompts hundreds of angry replies.

Good Morning Britain has enraged young viewers by implying on Twitter that millennials were "useless".

The popular morning talk show, co-hosted by the ever-controversial journalist Piers Morgan, has received a barrage of sarcastic responses. More than 200 people replied in less than an hour.

The show's producers further angered their younger audience with a follow-up tweet. They said: "Millennials can do anything... so long as there's wifi to access Google and YouTube, right?"

Their attempts to fan the fire worked.

Here are just some of the best replies to Good Morning Britain's provocative tweet:

More young people bashing?!! Aren’t you the guys who talk about generalising groups and stereotyping is bad? I’ve found myself more than capable in life, yes some of these tasks I haven’t had to do in my life yet but that’s doesn’t mean we are useless, we can learn simple tasks!

— Lewis Banyard (@banyardl) January 30, 2018

No. We are not tech and social media obsessed all of the time. A lot of us are passionate and want to succeed in our goals. Many people young and old will use YouTube to view tutorials. It is not a bad thing. It is useful and can help many people.

— Hope Barker † (@aspoonfulofhope) January 30, 2018

Others pointed out that the younger generation has been dealt a bad hand when it came to the economy:

One user got a bit dark about everything.

Is the spectre of your ever-encroaching mortality starting to bother you as you realize that you're more than halfway through your natural lifespan and you still haven't found a way to be happy?

— Hannah Shaw-Williams (@HSW3K) January 30, 2018

Full marks for honesty from this older-than-average millennial.

Let's face it, the older generation faced problems of their own.

But, honestly, sometimes only a short reply will do.