There’s an ongoing conversation about why millennials look younger for their age while Gen Z looks older for their age. Experts say this could be why.
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MillennialssuchasMichaelB.Jordan,“Bridgerton”starisNicolaCoughlanandAnneHathawayarejustafewofthecelebritieswhomanythinkdon’tlooktheirage.Lately,there’sbeenheightenedconversationonlineabouthowmillennialsdon’tlooktheirage:Howisitthat“Bridgerton”starNicolaCoughlanis37butgenuinelylooks19,theageofhercharacterPenelopeFeatheringtonontheshow?
Howisitthatpeoplebornin1993arenowthesameageasGeorgeCostanzainthefirstseasonof“Seinfeld”―31―whilelookingaboutadecadeyounger?(Sosorrytothrowyouunderthebushere,JasonAlexander,weloveyourwork.)
Whatmightbemostinterestingaboutthediscourseisthatalotofit’scomingfromGenZ,thegenerationbornrightaftermillennials.Conversely,manyGenZ’erssaytheyfeellikethey’reaginglikespoiledmilk.
“WeliveinatimewheremillennialslookwayyoungerfortheiragewhileGenZlooksway