Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2019. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. It was definitely not a place where my more popular peers took me on a wardrobe tour or inside their day at school.Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Instagram wasn't around when I was in high school, and YouTube was something I used to watch Three Days Grace music videos on repeat. Millennials were introduced to the internet and social media, but Gen Z was born into a digital world. Gen Z is the first digital-native generation. The rise of the VSCO girl highlights Gen Z's relationship with technology Even at such a young age - Gen Zers are 22 and under, according to Pew - they care about making a difference for their futures. While this part of her aesthetic has been mocked, it also shows that Gen Z is attuned to social and world issues. Just consider the VSCO girl's attempts at being environmentally friendly, from her stainless-steel Hydro Flask to her love of metal straws. And several elements of the VSCO girl's look are a response to the world she's living in. While millennials are busy "adulting" and dealing with financial struggles, there's an even younger generation out there focused on growing up and making their way in the world. Read more: The VSCO girl is taking over the internet - here's the ultimate starter kit for becoming the latest 'it' girl While the 30s are still a youthful decade, they're also the prime years for traditional life milestones like getting married, having babies, and buying a house. But the oldest millennials are turning 38. The youngest millennials are still young - they are turning 23 this year, according to the Pew Research Center. Previous generations have long thought of millennials as "the youth." But the truth is we're aging, as all generations do. If my reaction to the VSCO girl says anything, it's that the rise of the VSCO girl highlights more than just the latest internet culture trend - it also shows the rest of us that we're getting older. Netflix and chill." The VSCO girl reminds the rest of us that we're getting older While the internet loves to hate on the VSCO girl, I don't.Īnd while I currently own some VSCO girl staples like mom jeans, crop tops, and Glossier Cloud Paint, I am as far from saying "and I oop" (another VSCO girl catchphrase, this one referencing a Twitter meme born from a 2015 viral video of the "RuPaul's Drag Race" contestant Jasmine Masters) as a baby boomer is from asking someone to " Read more: Scrunchies, $80 Fjallraven backpacks, and Birkenstocks: There's a new type of 'it' girl online, and of course the internet is already hating on her The VSCO girl makes me feel old Several Instagram accounts aggregating photos of the #VSCOgirl aesthetic have popped up, and the VSCO girl has fallen victim to countless memes and YouTube parody videos. She's been buzzed about since Lauren Strapagiel of BuzzFeed News reported on her in July, subsequently appearing everywhere from The New York Times to The Cut. They also love puka-shell chokers, Pura Vida bracelets, and Fjallraven backpacks.īut for all her internet stardom, the VSCO girl has also been widely criticized. VSCO girls have just traded in pumpkin-spiced lattes for Hydro Flask water bottles, Ugg boots for Birkenstocks, and North Face jackets for oversized tees. VSCO girls are "the tumblr girls of 2019," according to Urban Dictionary, but they're also the evolution of the "basic bitch" millennial that took the internet by storm five years ago. A post shared by Roberta Porcides | Youtuber at 7:57am PDT
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