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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Alaina Demopoulos

Why gen Z are ‘romanticizing’ their hangovers: ‘It’s lowkey a beautiful thing’

A young woman covers her face while lying in bed
‘“[You can] trick yourself into thinking that your hangover isn’t real,’ said content creator Allana Blumberg. Photograph: Viktoriya Skorikova/Getty Images

Picture a typical hangover: a morning spent curled under a comforter, chugging Gatorade and shame spiraling about what you might have said at the bar the night before.

Not so for the young people who are “romanticizing” their hangovers on TikTok and Instagram. Instead, they are flaunting their dark eye circles and raging headaches as the aftereffects of a good time, broadcasting their bad decisions to the world with a glowy sheen.

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