Millennials are taking to Twitter to roast their own retirement plans, which include hoping their kids become millionaires and buying oceanfront property once the sea levels rise

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"Move to Florida at 65" was not on their list.

• The hashtag #MillennialRetirementPlans was trending on Twitter this week.
• Millennials used the hashtag to jokingly ponder their financial future, questioning whether or not retirement is even plausible.
• While funny, the tweets shed light on how millennials feel about the widening generational wealth gap caused by astronomic student-loan debt and skyrocketing housing costs. 
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On Tuesday night, Twitter was buzzing with thoughts on potential #MillennialRetirementPlans. Unsurprisingly, not a single tweet said "Move to Florida at 65."

"Work yourself to death and you won't have to worry about retirement," one Twitter user wrote before linking to a meme that read "Modern problems require modern solutions."

While clearly intended as a dark joke, there is a hint of truth behind the sentiment: Millennials are, after all, experiencing an affordability crisis.

Read more: 2019 is the final class of millennial college graduates. Next stop: The Great American Affordability Crisis.

The Great Recession, an expensive housing market, and debilitating student-loan debt are illuminating just how wide the generational wealth gap is. Business Insider's Hillary Hoffower previously reported that the wealth gap between older households and younger households has almost doubled in the past 20 years.

A gap that large all but guarantees millennials will not be able to enjoy the same retirement plans as their baby boomer parents.

Keep reading for a look at what millennials think are their viable options for retirement.