Why is Gen Z suddenly jealous of millennials?

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Millennials get a bad rap. They’re maligned by the generations above and below, with Gen Xers and boomers generally finding them to be entitled, whiny and self-centred, and Gen Z suggesting they’re embarrassing and cheugy. They’re like the middle child of all living generations.However, due to the increasingly fast nature of trend cycles and the power of distance and hindsight, the winds have finally started to change for millennials. One of their siblings seems to have called for peace talks.

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00:00Are millennials finally catching a break?

00:03After years of being seen as entitled and whiny by older generations and embarrassing by Gen Z,

00:09millennial resurgence may actually be around the corner.

00:13Why? Well for one, skinny jeans are reportedly back.

00:17Over the past few months, the style has dominated fashion weeks and runways across the globe.

00:23Gen Z has also fallen head over heels for Lena Dunham's iconic series Girls,

00:28which famously serves as a window into the millennial experience.

00:32And it doesn't stop there. Millennial music is also back in favour.

00:37Indie sleaze has reared its head with artists like The Dare shooting to fame in recent months

00:43and collaborating with big Gen Z favourites.

00:46Maybe it's the unstable state of the world that has Zoomers idolising the past,

00:51or perhaps all ages have a secret yearning for their neighbouring generation.

00:56Either way, millennials are thrilled to finally getting some good press.

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