Gen Z loves the Y2K era, but they need to get rid of the bucket hats, handkerchief tops, super low rise jeans and adopt these Y2K internet habits instead.
Gen Z loves to hate on Millennials — but they’re also low-key obsessed with dressing like we did when we were kids. And I mean, fine. I was born in 1987 and, in the early aughts, I loved to hate on Boomers while rocking full-on bell bottoms. (My eyes basically rolled down the street when my mom pointed out that she’d worn them herself in the ‘70s. Cooooool, Mom. Whatever.) It’s the right of each new generation to copy the styles of the previous one, pretending all the while that they’ve created something “new.”
But if you’re looking to the “Y2K era” for “inspiration,” Gen Z, can I offer some advice? In addition to crop tops and fuzzy jackets, there are other habits you can steal from us. Let’s talk about some “Y2K” (I’m never not putting that in quotes and also by the way do you know what Y2K actually means?) internet practices you should definitely recycle — and some that need to stay in the early aughts, right alongside super-low rise flares.
Keep: Crop tops — and not sharing your real name online
Look, my mom told me in like 1999 that I would regret crop tops. But, SUCKS TO BE YOU, MOM, because I still wear them to this day. Granted, I wear them with overalls or v ..
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