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What’s more, runners , united by shared values of health, wellness, community, (and, it appears, a love for coffee) find belonging through club merchandise, echoing streetwear's role in group identification. Whether donning a club tee or socks, runners make a statement, akin to the streetwear movement, where personal expression leaves a mark on a
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established etiquette has become unreliable.
The world moves fast, and we’re told to keep up, even if we’re limping.
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Gen Z is the only generation to see recent declines in social media use, per Pew Research Center.
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many Zoomers and users even younger told me that they felt an aversion to putting their lives on social media. They, too, are suffering from posting ennui. Kanika Mehra, a twenty-four-year-old, told me, “I feel like everyone in my generation is kind of a voyeur now,” still scrolling but not posting. She continued, “People don’t want to be... See more
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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.
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But the presence of normies was what made social media worth tuning into. In their wake, like detritus on a once busy beach, there will be only dry corporate marketing, A.I.-generated slop, and dreck from thirsty hustlers attempting to monetize a dwindling audience of voyeurs.
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Related to mental health, young people are exhausted by the internet’s constant connectivity and comparison. Whereas Millennials grew up performing online—curated Insta grids, LinkedIn job announcements (“Some exciting personal news!”), the rise of the personal brand—Gen Zs eschew performance for authenticity. It’s the shift from Kylie Jenner... See more