Last century "network" and "web" were metaphors that meant nothing to the uninitiated -- I feel that ".onion" has a shot.
"The 'internet' is like a spider's web, but each point in the web is a different computer."
vs
"Tor is like an onion, where each layer of the onion represents a computer acting like a relay, in a giant network of computers, which your traffic is routed through....."
Yes, older members of Gen Z have already been enjoying Shrek "post-ironically" for years. Younger members of the generation are editing together clips of teenagers from the 00s as though it were some bygone halcyon era. Whether we like it or not the trends of reference and farce seem to be accelerating.