There comes a point when each generation must accept it is no longer relevant to any serious discussion of what is trendy, cool or fashionable. For Millennials, that time is sadly upon us | OPINION | michaelkoziol
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Which, undoubtedly, we are. The youngest Millennials turn 26 this year; too old to qualify for Youth Allowance, get discount theatre tickets or join Young Labor . There comes a point when each generation must accept it is no longer relevant to any serious discussion of what is trendy, cool or fashionable. For Millennials, that time is sadly upon us.The mere act of holding a phone to your ear to take a call is now an indicator of advancing years. Apparently, Generation Z prefers to yell into their device while holding it in front of their face and video-calling from an unflattering angle.
All of these things we can let go. Perhaps, though, there are some matters on which we should try to hold the fort.Last week, a truly dystopian contribution to a rival publication observed that Gen Zs can socialise from the comfort of their own bedrooms and find romance at the swipe of a finger. It celebrated a widely documented trend among Gen Zs of drinking less alcohol, and wondered why university students would want to leave home to get drunk at events with strangers.
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