Greta Thunberg has never been overwhelmingly cool. Even as a teenager who became world-famous for skipping school, the young climate activist never held any kind of “trendy” status, and she never wanted to, either.
Despite multiple Vogue covers, Glastonbury speeches and global icon status, Greta Thunberg has always been less of a Gen Z icon than a climate change one. In fact, when you call to mind Gen Z icons, she’s probably beaten out by people who aren’t even in her generation: Charli xcx, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, etc.
