Hark, the Millennial death wail

A generation protests against its signs of ageing and loss of cultural relevance to Gen Z

Millennials have grown up, hit middle age, and even started to show signs of ageing. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY
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There’s a keening sound coming from America’s co-working spaces, third-wave coffee shops and mommy-and-me yoga classes.

Perhaps you’ve heard it, as if 72.2 million complaints rang out in unison: grumblings of sore joints from high-intensity interval training, grievances about the resurgence of Y2K style, the onset of hair loss.

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