{"id":2191,"date":"2021-07-17T10:39:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T08:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/17\/do-i-look-cheugy-in-this-what-can-a-gen-z-makeover-teach-me-about-life\/"},"modified":"2021-07-17T10:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T08:39:52","slug":"do-i-look-cheugy-in-this-what-can-a-gen-z-makeover-teach-me-about-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/17\/do-i-look-cheugy-in-this-what-can-a-gen-z-makeover-teach-me-about-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I look cheugy in this? What can a gen Z makeover teach me about life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a new generation fuelling fashion, protest and popular culture, is it time for millennials like me to move over? A panel of young trailblazers give me a glow up \u2013 and some lessons in activism<\/p>\n<p>I am sitting cross-legged on the floor, wearing a bucket hat, trying to be chill. I rest my chin in my hands and try to think chill thoughts, which is hard, because I am wearing mint flatform Crocs, studded with pineapples and watermelons, and a fluffy green knit that feels more like a pet than a cardigan. But I do my best, because being chill is essential if I am to get into character.<\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cchill\u201d has come up a lot during this past week in which I \u2013 one of the world\u2019s oldest millennials at 39 \u2013 am trying to be more generation Z. I\u2019m learning the ways of the generation beneath mine, who, according to the US thinktank the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/01\/17\/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins\/\" title=\"\">Pew Research Center<\/a>, were born between 1997 and 2012, and are taking over from millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) as the cohort in charge of the internet.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/fashion\/2021\/jul\/17\/do-i-look-cheugy-in-this-what-can-a-gen-z-makeover-teach-me-about-life\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a6425e720824d0069a8e80229ba4e409d306c0e1\/0_11_3508_2105\/master\/3508.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=84adac7befd7e94ad837f8180fc0929a\" title=\"Do I look cheugy in this? What can a gen Z makeover teach me about life?\" \/>With a new generation fuelling fashion, protest and popular culture, is it time for millennials like me to move over? A panel of young trailblazers give me a glow up \u2013 and some lessons in activism<br \/>\nI am sitting cross-legged on the floor, wearing a bucket hat, trying to be chill. I rest my chin in my hands and try to think chill thoughts, which is hard, because I am wearing mint flatform Crocs, studded with pineapples and watermelons, and a fluffy green knit that feels more like a pet than a cardigan. But I do my best, because being chill is essential if I am to get into character.<br \/>\nThe term \u201cchill\u201d has come up a lot during this past week in which I \u2013 one of the world\u2019s oldest millennials at 39 \u2013 am trying to be more generation Z. I\u2019m learning the ways of the generation beneath mine, who, according to the US thinktank the Pew Research Center, were born between 1997 and 2012, and are taking over from millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) as the cohort in charge of the internet. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a new generation fuelling fashion, protest and popular culture, is it time for millennials like me to move over? A panel of young trailblazers give me a glow up \u2013 and some lessons in activism I am sitting cross-legged on the floor, wearing a bucket hat, trying to be chill. I rest my chin &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/17\/do-i-look-cheugy-in-this-what-can-a-gen-z-makeover-teach-me-about-life\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Do I look cheugy in this? 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