tracing trends
There is a growing desire among Gen Z to reclaim their autonomy from their phones and remove themselves from what Shaz describes as a passive state of being. Last year, anti-tech activist and writer August Lamm predicted that abstention would be the next big thing. On X, she wrote: “I’m calling it right now, abstention is the new big thing; sobriet... See more
Why some young people are ‘quitting’ music
Still skeptical if we are over the age of hyper-consumption. I do think the angst felt by existing in a passive state of being is true.
I have a theory that the average beauty routine expands in direct proportion to political upheaval. Call it the Aesthetic Index.
Are we heading for a beauty burnout?
The 21st-century single woman is the one who has to prove her complete humanity by performing her contentment. She is empowered; she’s badass; she slays. She might also grieve—but no one really wants to talk about that.
Recently saw a comment on a video of a woman dancing with her cat joking that this is why there’s no loneliness crisis for women. However, not sure that’s true. Society still can’t accept a single woman.
Nuance and complexity aren’t part of our culture anymore. Everything has to be easy, and quantifiable, and simple to understand.
Noah designer, The Cutting Room Floor podcast via TikTok
How Barnes and Noble made a comeback by revitalizing its philosophy
youtube.comCuration, taste will be the currency of the times we’re heading into.
Today, instant gratification, profit and appearances are more desirable than substance, depth or intrinsic worth.
