Sarah Owen
@sarahowen
Sarah is a trend forecaster, futurist and social scientist with a background in studying youth culture and social media.
Sarah Owen
54% of these experts said that they expect by 2040 the metaverse WILL be a much-more-refined and truly fully-immersive, well-functioning aspect of daily life for a half billion or more people globally.
Pew Research Center • The Metaverse in 2040
Solastalgia is a new concept developed to give greater meaning and clarity to environmentally induced distress.
Madeline Ostrander • The Era of Climate Change Has Created a New Emotion
emotion and Technology
The ‘Gen Z lab’ will employ 100 under-25s, in order to offer insight into the Gen Z consumer mindset
Edelman hires Gen Z cohort and appoints ‘ZEO’
"Can I just say though that I hate the word metamodernism? If we’re going to try to define this era of literature I’d rather keep the Enlightenment going."
What is modern literature anyway?
“Non-self-coercion” is the conceptual distillation of several converging threads of what you could call productivity criticism (if not outright backlash).
Pamela Hobart • Non-Self-Coercive Productivity
For some singles, a potential partner who isn’t working on their mental health is not an option.
New York Times • Seeking Relationship, Therapy Required
