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Man Buns, People Pleasing, Nostalgia Cringe: How Gen Z Sees Millennials

From cluttered Instagram stories to casual drinking and questionable taste, Gen Z weighs in on why Millennials can be equal parts endearing … and annoying.

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Economy

Generation Locked-Out: Why Young People Around The World Can’t Buy Homes Anymore

Homeownership for young people is becoming less attainable across the globe, in the face of record high home prices, cost of living crises and high debt. The economic shift is changing the very nature of society.

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Society

Chabel Is Back! The Story Of Spain’s Answer To Barbie, Past And Present

Created in 1984 by Spanish toymaker Feber, Chabel fashion dolls were an icon of her era and a favorite among Spanish girls before production stopped in 1992. Now, Chabel is back.

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Society

The Return Of “Dragon Ball” To Catalonia, And The Perils Of TV Nostalgia

Public broadcaster TV3 in the Spanish region of Catalonia has decided to air Dragon Ball, a ’90s anime classic that marked an entire generation in the autonomous community of Spain. But despite its cultural significance at the time — as the first series broadcast in the Catalan language — Dragon Ball’s return seems more like a comfortable wink to the past than a brave commitment to the future.

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Ideas Society

The Words “Failure” And “Success” Are Slowly Destroying Modern Life

Modern times and capitalism have given the words failure and success an emotive charge and excessively personal connotations, turning mechanical, humdrum notions into engines of angst.

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Ideas Society

Brainrot And Beyond, An Honest Gen Z Defense Of TikTok

Facing a U.S. ban of the Chinese-owned social media, a TikTok power user makes his case for free speech and freedom to scroll.

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Future

Beyond Social Media: Why Gen Z Is Techno-Wiser Than Millennials

Despite stereotypes that portray Gen Z as hyperconnected and glued to their smartphones, studies show that young people are actually moving away from social media and using it more passively than their Millennial parents and teachers.

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Society

Why My Grumpy DNA Can’t Break My Love Of GIFs

On learning that being French may make me genetically predisposed to grumpiness — and on coming to terms with my addiction to GIFs.

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In The News

Chinese Millennials Defend Their ”Lying-Flat” Doctrine

With real estate prices high and job prospects low, a growing number of young Chinese say they choose to both work and spend less in order to escape the pressures of contemporary life.

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In The News

The Kids Are Alright: What’s Missing In The COVID-19/Youth Narrative

In the rush to vilify ‘irresponsible’ young people, we too often overlook the efforts they’re making every day to help us through the pandemic and make the world a better place.

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In The News

Adolescent Love Evolves: From Yearning To Exploration

For many teenagers today, the rules and taboos of love have disappeared. They see it as territory for sexual — and bisexual — discoveries, not a quest for a partner.

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In The News

How Smartphones Can Save (Or Sabotage) Your Next Event

-Essay- SANTIAGO — Nowadays, it’s virtually impossible to surprise anyone. This is a big challenge, especially in the entertainment industry where you need to make a considerable effort to stage memorable events that have an impact. When you consider that most consumers now are millennials, you have to ask, how do you make them pay […]

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Trump And Young Voters, A Generational Risk For Republicans

Trump is supported by 1 in 5 younger voters, an astonishing and consequential collapse for the GOP.

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Eyes on the U.S. Trump And The World

Clinton Makes History. My Generation, With No Sense of History, Doesn’t Care

A millennial explains why her peers aren’t excited about the likely first female major-party nominee for U.S. president

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