Scar Tissue - Predictions of the Long-Term Bahaviorial Scars of the 2020 Recession on Gen Z
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Scar Tissue - Predictions of the Long-Term Bahaviorial Scars of the 2020 Recession on Gen Z
Many zoomers entered the workforce during the pandemic-affected economy. Naturally, this has major consequences for social attitudes about work --- and the viability of performing labor in times of crisis.
Vox • Gen Z does not dream of labor
Surveys show that members of Gen Z are shyer and more risk averse than previous generations, too, and risk aversion may make them less ambitious.
archive.md • 4. The High Cost of a Phone-Based Childhood
Young people don’t want to rent their time to corporations—they watched their parents and grandparents get burned during the Great Recession and again during the COVID pandemic. Why work within “the system” with capped upside when you can use your hustle and savvy to dictate your own fortune, and have equity upside?
Rex Woodbury • Everyone Is An Investor
When you account for the fact that Gen Z is now the largest generation in the U.S., small-scale behavior changes compound into macro-sized cultural shifts.
Rex Woodbury • 10 Characteristics That Define Gen Z (Part I)
What looks like a conservative shift among young voters might actually be something more fundamental: a generation's attempt to navigate a world where institutions promise stability they can't deliver, where algorithms offer opportunity without security, and where the very nature of work and worth is being redefined. It’s constantly evolving, and i
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