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Young people are side-hustling their way out of the cost-of-living crisis
An article in Quartz said that ‘Millennials didn’t invent the second job, they just branded it.’11 People have always had multiple jobs, but the millennial generation, who are mostly told ‘You can be whatever you want to be!’ are freaked out by the hierarchy and the slow pace of the workplace and are using side-hustles to get ahead.
Emma Gannon • The Multi-Hyphen Method: The Sunday Times business bestseller
I think there’s going to be a future where work is more project-based. The new American Dream for Gen Z is being able to work wherever we want, whenever we want. Now, Gen Z is the side hustle generation because from a young age we realized that we can hustle to make money online.
Connie Chan • Designing for, Marketing to, and Partnering with Gen Z
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Millennials didn’t invent the second job, they just branded it. The side hustle offers something worth much more than money: A hedge against feeling stuck and dull and cheated by life. This psychological benefit is the real reason for the Millennial obsession. ...in the best-case scenario, your side hustle can be like a lottery ticket, offering the
... See moreRohit Bhargava • Non-Obvious 2017: How To Think Different, Curate Ideas and Predict The Future
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
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The virtual economy is the newest example of many technoogies converging to facilitate the emergence of a new labor market. Young people, unable or nwilling to access the upper echelons of traditional careers, are finding ways to earn income and build a reputation through novel activities unique to virtual spaces.
L'Atelier • The Virtual Economy
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On the supply side, according to a Dartmouth study on latent entrepreneurship, 71% of Americans (110M) would prefer to be self-employed. This huge contingent of aspiring entrepreneurs suggests that many individuals will embark down the “enterprization of consumer” journey, initially exploring side hustles and earning supplemental income, with some ... See more
Li Jin • Four implications of disruption theory for the Passion Economy
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GenZ are also creators. They post on the internet, share photos, join forums, and curate articles. The internet levels the playing field, and anyone can use their hustle and savvy to amass a following and monetize that following. This is the creator economy.
Eliot Couvat • How Creator DAOs redefine the way we work
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