Why Is Gen Z Suddenly Jealous Of Millennials?
The Polyester Podcast
The Polyester Podcast
4.5 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Pass me my moustache print mug and 3D glasses with the lenses popped out because millennial cringe is finally being lauded online. The latest meme du jour - 'I would be a great millennial. I was born to write Buzzfeed quizzes and listen to Ke$ha' - has been a beacon of light in a social media landscape previously used to bully milliennials at every chance.
This week, hosts Ione and Gina look at the past, present and future of millennial nostalgia, how Lena Dunham's Girls is recontextualising the early 2010s and why hipsters don't exist anymore.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Gina. Hi, Ioni. Hi, everyone. I'm Gina, the senior editor of Polyester. And I'm I'm Iione, |
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