Diary of a Gen Z Student: Thieves doing it for the Louvre of the game

"It can feel like we’re all powerless to ‘the man’. But those Louvre thieves didn’t get bogged down by obstacles. They wanted a new tiara. And they bloody well went out there and got it. I have to say, I’m not unimpressed."

Soldiers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

You know the way you’re told not to believe everything you see online? Well, I usually don’t. So, when I was scrolling through Instagram last week, and saw people joking about finding jewels from the Louvre on Vinted, I assumed it was some new trend I had missed the memo on.

I didn’t think much about it. Until I was speaking to a few friends in college, and they brought up the Louvre heist. It is rare I see something capture the fascination of my friends like that. We had assignments due, lectures to attend, presidential candidate controversies to dissect, but we couldn’t stop talking about those bloody thieves.